2 Booth Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3BB
About 2 Booth Avenue
2 Booth Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 3BB). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 is 28.1% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: August 2019 at £310,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Double storey side extension and single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0592
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
2 Booth Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 22 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
29 August 2019Most recent
£310,000
+369.7%over 21 years10 December 1997
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3BB: £269,000 (2023–2022).
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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
Floor Area for 2 Booth Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,348
Street avg £3,057
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB