8 Firs Walk, Colchester, CO4 6BL
About 8 Firs Walk
8 Firs Walk is a detached house in Colchester (CO4 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2019) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 is 12.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 22.6% below the postcode norm. Sold September 2019 for £474,995.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Firs Walk has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Firs Walk was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£474,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 September 2019Most recent
£474,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 6BL: £370,000 (2023–2019).
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Versus other Firs Walk homes
Price per m² for 8 Firs Walk lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,969
Street avg £3,995
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Years Held
7 years
Street avg 5 years
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Olympic Boulevard — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Camulos Academy. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB