Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£604,000
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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£604,000
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The estimate for Avar is modelled from its 157 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 0JA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
157 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2020
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in CO5 0JA
5 sales, median £560,000 (2025–2017)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Avar has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2011.
16 February 2021Most recent
£540,000
+74.2%over 6 years30 April 2014
£310,000
+15.5%over 2 years1 June 2011
£268,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 0JA: £560,000 (2025–2017).
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Avar is a semi-detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0JA). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 157 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £604,000 is 11.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 45.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £540,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Avar's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 September 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Avar.
2 applications on record at Avar, Newbridge Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0JA
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension.
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Price per m²
£3,439
Street avg £3,991
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
92/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.5 km
Brook Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Milldene Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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