2 Achnacone Drive, Colchester, CO4 5AZ
About 2 Achnacone Drive
2 Achnacone Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 5AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2007–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £608,000 is 15.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 51.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 144 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (184 m² median across 10 EPCs). Sold December 2018 for £525,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Achnacone Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Achnacone Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Achnacone Drive
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
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£608,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 12 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
13 December 2018Most recent
£525,000
+50.0%over 11 years10 January 2007
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5AZ: £605,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 5AZ
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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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Achnacone Drive homes
2 Achnacone Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,646
Street avg £2,826
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 184 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/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