4 Booth Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3BB
About 4 Booth Avenue
4 Booth Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 3BB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 16.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 53.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2020 for £263,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
4 Booth Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
4 Booth Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 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.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£263,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 August 2020Most recent
£263,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3BB: £269,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 3BB
Everything we know about 4 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
EPC Rating for 4 Booth Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,554
Street avg £2,993
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 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