14 Booth Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3BB
About 14 Booth Avenue
14 Booth Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 3BB). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 101 m² it's 27.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 22 EPCs). Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 30.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 23.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (July 2017).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 14 Booth Avenue.
- Aug 2000ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/00/1106
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 14 Booth Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 21 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
12 July 2017Most recent
£290,000
+417.9%over 20 years26 September 1996
£56,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3BB: £269,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 3BB
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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
On habitable rooms, 14 Booth Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,871
Street avg £3,029
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 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