1 Blackwater Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3UY
About 1 Blackwater Avenue
1 Blackwater Avenue is a detached house in Colchester (CO4 3UY). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in February 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 sits 240.9% above the 1999 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 51.9% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
1 Blackwater Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 September 2023
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Planning history
1 Blackwater Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Blackwater Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£115,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 February 1999Most recent
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3UY: £360,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 3UY
17 Blackwater Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3UY
Sold Jan 2026
£360,0008 Blackwater Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3UY
Sold Jan 2025
£375,00018 Blackwater Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3UY
Sold Jul 2024
£388,00016 Blackwater Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3UY
Sold Mar 2021
£297,00029 Blackwater Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3UY
Sold Mar 2021
£295,000
Versus other Blackwater Avenue homes
On habitable rooms, 1 Blackwater Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£878
Street avg £2,787
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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Crime
430/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Welshwood Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Roach Vale Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB