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3 sales on record
About 3 Brand Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Brand Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Langenhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7LY). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in September 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 17.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £613,000 sits 96.2% above the 2007 sale of £312,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 181 m² it's 23.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (147 m² median across 3 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Brand Drive, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Brand Drive has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2011ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed single-storey front extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Brand Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£613,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.5% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2007)
£312,500
Growth on file: 17.5% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Brand Drive homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Brand Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,727
Street avg £2,772
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 7LY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 20 points of interest in total.
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