3 Appleton Mews, Colchester, CO4 5ZQ
About 3 Appleton Mews
3 Appleton Mews is an end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 5ZQ). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £382,000 is 20.5% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £317,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Appleton Mews has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2008ConservatoryFullIn report
Proposed conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 081303
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3 Appleton Mews
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£382,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 14 years.
£317,000
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2022Most recent
£317,000
+26.8%over 13 years26 June 2008
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5ZQ: £255,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in CO4 5ZQ
Everything we know about 3 Appleton Mews, in one report
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 Appleton Mews homes
3 Appleton Mews is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,420
Street avg £2,621
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Inspiration Ave — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
The Trinity School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB