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4 sales on record
About 8 Downton Walk
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Downton Walk is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0DH). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £305,000 in July 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Downton Walk has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£319,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2022)
£305,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Downton Walk homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Downton Walk outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,296
Street avg £4,157
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 0DH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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