Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started14 Shortcut Road, Colchester, CO1 1EL
About 14 Shortcut Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
14 Shortcut Road is an end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 1EL). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 2.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 31.2% above the 2021 sale price. At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £215,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2021)
£215,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 14 Shortcut Road, Colchester, CO1 1EL
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed AI analysis
An AI-written breakdown of everything that matters
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Middleborough — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO1 1EL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 67 points of interest in total.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 14 Shortcut Road, Colchester, CO1 1EL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.
