13 Achnacone Drive, Colchester, CO4 5AZ
About 13 Achnacone Drive
13 Achnacone Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 5AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 201 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (174 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £671,000 is 10.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £605,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
13 Achnacone Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 October 2031
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Because the property has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
13 Achnacone Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£671,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£605,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 February 2022Most recent
£605,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5AZ: £563,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 5AZ
Versus other Achnacone Drive homes
13 Achnacone Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,010
Street avg £2,890
Floor Area
201 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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Crime
430/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bakers Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Braiswick Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB