23 Bracken Way, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7PG
About 23 Bracken Way
23 Bracken Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Abberton, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7PG). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 953 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 89 m² it's 15% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £330,000 in November 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2011–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 is 12.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 49.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageDetached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
23 Bracken 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Dec 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 December 2020
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
23 Bracken Way has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 23 Bracken Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£371,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 9 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
19 November 2020Most recent
£330,000
+10.7%over 3 years12 December 2016
£298,000
+33.0%over 4 years20 March 2012
£224,000
+35.8%13 October 2011
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7PG: £255,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CO5 7PG
14 Bracken Way, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7PG
Sold Feb 2025
£300,00016 Bracken Way, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7PG
Sold Jul 2020
£265,0002 Bracken Way, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7PG
Sold Feb 2020
£240,00015 Bracken Way, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7PG
Sold Sept 2018
£253,00021 Bracken Way, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7PG
Sold Jun 2018
£255,000
Versus other Bracken Way homes
On epc rating, 23 Bracken Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,726
Street avg £3,112
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Mersea Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Langenhoe Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







