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Get started53 Greenstead Road is an end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO1 2SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 63.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £195,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
New access into front garden across footpath
53 Greenstead Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£200,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 8 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 8 years.
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53 Greenstead Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,910
Street avg £2,240
Floor Area
67 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
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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25 June 2021Most recent
£195,000
+8.3%over 4 years30 June 2016
£179,995
+47.5%over 2 years18 December 2013
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO1 2SZ: £180,000 (2024–2020).
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CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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