17 Cavell Avenue, Colchester, CO4 6BU
About 17 Cavell Avenue
17 Cavell Avenue is a detached house in Colchester (CO4 6BU). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band.
Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 is 47.5% below the 2020 sale of £455,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£650/sq ft) was about 88.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it's 17.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 41 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £455,000.
Energy performance
17 Cavell Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 March 2030
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Planning history
17 Cavell Avenue has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£455,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 January 2020Most recent
£455,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 6BU: £480,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 6BU
Versus other Cavell Avenue homes
On epc rating, 17 Cavell Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
80 (C)
Street avg 83 (B)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 60 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 1.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
430/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Olympic Boulevard — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Camulos Academy. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.3dB







