7 Almond Way, Colchester, CO4 3LJ
About 7 Almond Way
7 Almond Way is an end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 3LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 812 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 sits 57.1% above the 2015 sale of £154,000. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in May 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
7 Almond Way 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 February 2020
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 7 Almond Way, Colchester, CO4 3LJ
- Aug 2022PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Porch extension, Single storey side extension
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 221550
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchDec 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 17 years.
£154,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
31 May 2015Most recent
£154,000
-0.6%28 May 2015
£155,000
+24.0%over 4 years8 July 2010
£125,000
+147.5%over 11 years1 October 1998
£50,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3LJ: £196,000 (2023–2007).
Versus other Almond Way homes
Price per m² for 7 Almond Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,042
Street avg £2,899
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
430/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Acacia Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Colchester Academy. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







