3 Farm Drive, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3HW
About 3 Farm Drive
3 Farm Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3HW). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Last sale on file: £460,000 in January 2021. 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. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £520,000 is 13% above the 2021 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Farm Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£520,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 15 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
8 January 2021Most recent
£460,000
+64.3%over 10 years6 October 2010
£280,000
+3.7%over 1 year13 August 2009
£270,000
+8.0%over 3 years18 August 2005
£250,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CO6 3HW: £260,000 (2005–2005).
Everything we know about 3 Farm Drive, 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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 10 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB