231 Axial Drive, Colchester, CO4 5YJ
About 231 Axial Drive
231 Axial Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 5YJ). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2023) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 58 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2012–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 is 28.7% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 25.1% below the postcode norm. Sold March 2024 for £435,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
231 Axial Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
231 Axial Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 12 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
8 March 2024Most recent
£435,000
+58.5%over 11 years30 May 2012
£274,495
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5YJ: £197,500 (2025–2024).
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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 Axial Drive homes
Habitable Rooms for 231 Axial Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,197
Street avg £4,344
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Turbine Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Braiswick Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB