30 Oaks Drive

CO3 3PS

  • Detached
  • Freehold
  • 4 bedrooms (estimate)
  • 1,873 sq ft
  • EPC D

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What comparable sales show

Strong match

£631,000

Range £555,000 to £707,000 · £337 per sq ft

Since last sale

−£64,000

−9.2% since Oct 2024, −4.6% a year

Rank in CO3 3PS

9th of 18

Postcode average £645,556

From completed sales of similar homes nearby, adjusted for floor area. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.

In short

30 Oaks Drive is a 4 bedroom freehold detached in CO3 of about 1,873 sq ft.

Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £555,000 to £707,000, about £631,000 in the middle.

That makes it the 9th highest of the 18 homes we can compare in CO3 3PS, where the middle figure averages £645,556.

It last sold for £695,000 in October 2024; comparable sales suggest it has lost about £64,000 since, roughly −4.6% a year.

Across Colchester, average prices fell 1.4% in the year to August 2026.

Where in the range would yours sell?

Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.

Lower end

£555,000

Middle

£631,000

Upper end

£707,000

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On the map

Where 30 Oaks Drive is

30 Oaks Drive on the map

This home and the completed sales its figure is worked out from. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.

The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Energy

How efficient the home is

Energy performance certificate

From the official register for 30 Oaks Drive, lodged 31 May 2024.

Valid until 31 May 2034
ScoreNowCould reach
92+A
81–91B
69–80C
78C
55–68D
55D
39–54E
21–38F
1–20G

Rating now

D55 points

Could reach

C78 points

23 points higher with the improvements below

Built
1967–1975
Solar panels
None recorded

What the assessor found

Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.

  • Walls

    Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

    Poor
  • Roof

    Pitched, 250 mm loft insulation

    Good
  • Floor

    Solid, no insulation (assumed)

    Not rated on the certificate

  • Windows

    Fully double glazed

    Average
  • Heating

    Boiler and radiators, mains gas

    Good
  • Heating controls

    Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs

    Good
  • Hot water

    From main system, no cylinder thermostat

    Average
  • Lighting

    Low energy lighting in all fixed outlets

    Very good
  • Second heating

    Room heaters, wood logs

    Not rated on the certificate

Estimated running costs

A year, now and after the recommended improvements.

£1,303 a year less after the improvements

Heating

£2,680now
£1,770after

Hot water

£538now
£145after

Lighting

£175now
£175after

The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2024), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.

Improvements the certificate recommends

In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.

  1. 1

    Room-in-roof insulation

    Typical cost £1,500–£2,700 · saves about £192 a year

    Rating after58D
  2. 2

    Cavity wall insulation

    Typical cost £500–£1,500 · saves about £201 a year

    Rating after60D
  3. 3

    Floor insulation (solid floor)

    Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £292 a year

    Rating after64D
  4. 4

    Increase hot water cylinder insulation

    Typical cost £15–£30 · saves about £65 a year

    Rating after65D
  5. 5

    Hot water cylinder thermostat

    Typical cost £200–£400 · saves about £157 a year

    Rating after67D
  6. 6

    Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

    Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £314 a year

    Rating after71C
  7. 7

    Solar water heating

    Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £81 a year

    Rating after72C
  8. 8

    Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

    Typical cost £3,500–£5,500 · saves about £589 a year

    Rating after78C

Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.

History

What it has sold for

Sale history

Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995

20102024Today
Solid columns are registered sales. The dashed column is the middle of what comparable sales show today, not a sale.
SoldPrice paidChangeA year
October 2024£695,000+61.0%+3.4%
August 2010£431,726First sale–

Nearby

Neighbours and the sales behind the figure

Homes in CO3 3PS

Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.

The completed sales behind the figure

Similar homes nearby, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.

HomePriceSoldSizePer sq ftAway
6 Oaks DriveCO3 3PR · Detached£665,000Oct 20251,916 sq ft£3470.1 mi
5 Ashley GardensCO3 3QG · Detached£660,000Mar 20262,120 sq ft£3110.3 mi
7A Cambridge RoadCO3 3NS · Detached£885,000Oct 20251,862 sq ft£4750.4 mi
30 St Albans RoadCO3 3JQ · Detached£450,000Aug 20261,173 sq ft£3840.1 mi
11 Salisbury AvenueCO3 3DW · Detached£495,000Jun 20261,475 sq ft£3360.3 mi
36 Beaconsfield AvenueCO3 3DJ · Detached£500,000May 20261,227 sq ft£4070.3 mi
50 Endsleigh CourtCO3 3QW · Detached£545,000Mar 20261,421 sq ft£3840.5 mi
73 Endsleigh CourtCO3 3QW · Detached£460,000Sept 20251,518 sq ft£3030.5 mi
1 The ChantryCO3 3QR · Detached£525,000Jan 20261,442 sq ft£3640.5 mi
7 Cambridge RoadCO3 3NS · Detached£960,150Aug 20252,540 sq ft£3780.4 mi
44 St Albans RoadCO3 3JQ · Detached£335,000Nov 2025969 sq ft£3460.1 mi
33 Alexandra RoadCO3 3DF · Detached£210,000Mar 20261,109 sq ft£1890.3 mi

The area

CO3 at a glance

What buyers have paid in CO3

Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before

TypeSalesAverage priceAverage sizePer sq ftOn the year
All homes359£349,3251,002 sq ft£355−10.0%
Flats68£180,160639 sq ft£265−6.8%
Terraced59£285,490871 sq ft£342−6.7%
Semi-detached102£347,968949 sq ft£382−2.6%
Detached127£466,3401,279 sq ft£383−9.4%

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Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of May 2024.

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