28 Booth Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3BB
About 28 Booth Avenue
28 Booth Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 3BB). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft.
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 15.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 55.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £316,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- LoftYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a side extension application was refused at 28 Booth Avenue in 2024.
- Feb 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed two storey and single storey side and rear extensions (part retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 242496
- Sept 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Proposed side extension at ground and first floor level
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 241579
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 28 Booth Avenue
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 13 years.
£316,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
6 May 2021Most recent
£316,000
+29.5%over 13 years28 March 2008
£244,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3BB: £269,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 3BB
Everything we know about 28 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
Habitable Rooms for 28 Booth Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,511
Street avg £2,996
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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