17 The Walk, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QG
About 17 The Walk
17 The Walk is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 sits 59.6% above the 2013 sale of £208,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 98 m² it's 19.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 24 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 13 years ago, in July 2013.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
17 The Walk's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
17 The Walk has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/05/0545
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 The Walk
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 17 The Walk has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.0% per year over 14 years.
£208,000
Growth on file: 11.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2013Most recent
£208,000
+12.5%over 7 years31 August 2005
£184,950
+302.1%over 6 years3 February 1999
£46,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3QG: £280,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CO6 3QG
21 The Walk, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QG
Sold Jul 2025
£355,00018 The Walk, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QG
Sold Mar 2025
£400,0001 The Walk, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QG
Sold Jan 2025
£280,00058 The Walk, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QG
Sold May 2024
£275,0002 The Walk, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3QG
Sold Nov 2023
£325,000
Everything we know about 17 The Walk, 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 The Walk homes
On co₂ emissions, 17 The Walk runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,122
Street avg £3,325
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 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
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB