8 Blackwater Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3UY
About 8 Blackwater Avenue
8 Blackwater Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 3UY). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 51.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £375,000 in January 2025.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 May 2033
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Planning history
8 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
8 Blackwater Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 23 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
30 January 2025Most recent
£375,000
+50.0%over 18 years30 August 2006
£250,000
+30.2%over 4 years16 May 2002
£192,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 3UY: £297,000 (2026–2018).
Nearby sales in CO4 3UY
17 Blackwater Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3UY
Sold Jan 2026
£360,00018 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
£295,00023 Blackwater Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3UY
Sold Jul 2018
£270,000
Versus other Blackwater Avenue homes
8 Blackwater Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,737
Street avg £2,644
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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