What kind of home is 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG?

20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG?

20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG last sold for £115,000 in December 2011, around 14 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £83,495 in June 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between June 2000 and December 2011, 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG rose from £83,495 to £115,000, a change of £31,505. That works out to roughly +2.8% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG?

The current EPC rating for 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in March 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG?

20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (750 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 5XG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG use?

The latest EPC at 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG?

20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG is in council tax band C.

Which area is 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG in?

20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG?

Police records around 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG?

The closest primary school to 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG is Queen Boudica Primary School (448m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Helena School (1.1km), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG?

The closest bus stop to 20 Braithwaite Drive, CO4 5XG is Petrolea Close, 143m away. The nearest bus option is Colchester Railway Station, 423m away.

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20 Braithwaite Drive, Colchester, CO4 5XG

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 2nd

Bedrooms

Floor area

70 m²

750 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 20 Braithwaite Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

20 Braithwaite Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 5XG). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 750 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 70 m² this is the 17th smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–177 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 sits 57.4% above the 2011 sale of £115,000. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in December 2011. At 70 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 35 EPCs).

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

ParkingAllocated

Building

Heating systemElectric
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

20 Braithwaite Drive'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 26 Mar 2019

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Braithwaite Drive, Colchester, CO4 5XG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Braithwaite Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

14applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£181,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£115,000

Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

19 December 2011Most recent
£115,000
-10.9%over 8 years
3 June 2003
£129,000
+54.5%over 2 years
8 June 2000
£83,495

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5XG: £195,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in CO4 5XG

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On the street

Versus other Braithwaite Drive homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 20 Braithwaite Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,651

Street avg £2,317

Strongly below

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Petrolea Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Queen Boudica Primary School. 30 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 5XG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 5XG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

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