Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
29 Essex Hall Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 1ZP). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in March 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 is 23.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 42.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 6 November 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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29 Essex Hall Road has no planning applications on record.
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29 Essex Hall Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£277,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 20 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 20 years.
10 March 2017Most recent
£225,000
+21.6%over 2 years27 February 2015
£185,000
+19.4%over 6 years7 September 2008
£155,000
+59.0%over 6 years24 April 2002
£97,500
+105.3%over 5 years20 December 1996
£47,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 1ZP: £227,500 (2025–2019).
27 Essex Hall Road, Colchester, CO1 1ZP
Sold Nov 2025
13 Essex Hall Road, Colchester, CO1 1ZP
Sold Dec 2023
1 Essex Hall Road, Colchester, CO1 1ZP
Sold Nov 2019
3 Essex Hall Road, Colchester, CO1 1ZP
Sold Sept 2019
25 Essex Hall Road, Colchester, CO1 1ZP
Sold Sept 2019
EPC Rating for 29 Essex Hall Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,082
Street avg £3,088
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
279/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Colchester Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
North Primary School and Nursery. 27 schools nearby.
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