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About 3 Saffron Way
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Saffron Way is a semi-detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 419 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in March 2011. Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 0.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 sits 78.2% above the 2011 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 75.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Saffron Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Aug 2020
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Saffron Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£303,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2011)
£170,000
Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Saffron Way homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Saffron Way is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,371
Street avg £3,713
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 0AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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