42 Queensberry Avenue, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1YN
About 42 Queensberry Avenue
42 Queensberry Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1YN). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2014. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £572,000 is 33% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 25.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
42 Queensberry Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 Queensberry Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2017ConservatoryOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replace existing conservatory with a single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 172119
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
42 Queensberry Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£572,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 8 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
7 November 2014Most recent
£430,000
+30.3%over 7 years26 January 2007
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1YN: £605,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CO6 1YN
26 Queensberry Avenue, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1YN
Sold Mar 2023
£648,00044 Queensberry Avenue, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1YN
Sold Feb 2023
£605,00032 Queensberry Avenue, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1YN
Sold Nov 2022
£610,00030 Queensberry Avenue, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1YN
Sold Jul 2022
£575,00052 Queensberry Avenue, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1YN
Sold Jul 2021
£490,000
Everything we know about 42 Queensberry Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Queensberry Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 42 Queensberry Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,258
Street avg £2,990
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Copford Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
61.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
55.0dB