1 Booth Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3BB
About 1 Booth Avenue
1 Booth Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 3BB). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1995–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 sits 62.5% above the 2013 sale of £168,000. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in May 2013. At 70 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 22 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
1 Booth Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Booth Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£273,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 18 years.
£168,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
9 May 2013Most recent
£168,000
+3.7%over 1 year9 December 2011
£162,000
+205.7%over 16 years24 January 1995
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3BB: £269,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 3BB
Everything we know about 1 Booth Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Booth Avenue homes
1 Booth Avenue outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,401
Street avg £3,054
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Longcroft Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 29 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB