32c, Military Road, Colchester, CO1 2AJ
About 32c
32c is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 2AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in November 2019 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 24 m² this is the 6th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 18–184 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (32 versus a best of 80).
At 24 m² it sits well below the postcode median (39 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 sits 148.9% above the 2021 sale of £45,000. Last sale on file: £45,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
32c sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 May 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
32c has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£112,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£45,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 December 2021Most recent
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2AJ: £220,000 (2022–2002).
Versus other Military Road homes
EPC Rating for 32c lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
24 m²
Street avg 36 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
279/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Mill Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







