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 £243,000 sits 57.8% 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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Feb 2020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
Planning history
- Dec 2022PorchFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Porch extension and single storey rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 222687
- Aug 2022PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Porch extension, Single storey side extension
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 221550
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 7 Almond Way
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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£243,000
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).
Everything we know about 7 Almond Way, 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 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
5/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.
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
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB