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Get started5 Greenstead Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 12% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 48.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Sold September 2024 for £175,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
5 Greenstead Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of proposed single storey rear extension to kitchen measuring 4.8 metres in length 3.0 metres in height and 2.65 metres atthe eaves.
5 Greenstead Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 5 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 5 years.
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On years held, 5 Greenstead Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,652
Street avg £2,269
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Kerry Court — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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27 September 2024Most recent
£175,000
+20.7%over 5 years7 May 2019
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2SZ: £195,000 (2021–2020).
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CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
CO1 2SE
Closest school
0.7 km
St James the Great Church of England Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB