34 New Town Road, Colchester, CO1 2EF
About 34 New Town Road
34 New Town Road is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO1 2EF). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2015–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 is 13.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 31.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £440,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
34 New Town Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 19 May 2025
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Planning history
34 New Town Road 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
34 New Town Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 3 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
6 December 2018Most recent
£440,000
+7.3%over 3 years6 November 2015
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2EF: £205,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CO1 2EF
Woodlands, Flat 4, New Town Road, Colchester, CO1 2EF
Sold Nov 2024
£205,00024 New Town Road, Colchester, CO1 2EF
Sold Jun 2024
£540,00039 New Town Road, Colchester, CO1 2EF
Sold Sept 2023
£520,000Woodlands, Flat 3, New Town Road, Colchester, CO1 2EF
Sold Sept 2020
£150,000Woodlands, Flat 1, New Town Road, Colchester, CO1 2EF
Sold May 2020
£160,000
Versus other New Town Road homes
EPC Rating for 34 New Town Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,716
Street avg £2,288
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 186 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Garrison Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St. George's School. 31 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB







