30 Arbour Way, Colchester, CO4 9BD
About 30 Arbour Way
30 Arbour Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 9BD). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 is 32.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 27.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £303,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
30 Arbour Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 20 years.
£303,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
8 February 2021Most recent
£303,000
+102.1%over 20 years30 August 2000
£149,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9BD: £375,000 (2025–2014).
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Versus other Arbour Way homes
CO₂ Emissions for 30 Arbour Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,971
Street avg £3,087
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
Rovers Tye — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB