2 Blackheath, Colchester, CO2 0AA
About 2 Blackheath
2 Blackheath is a six-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO2 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in November 2003. At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £670,000 sits 296.4% above the 2003 sale of £169,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 65.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
2 Blackheath's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 20 June 2021
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 2 Blackheath, Colchester, CO2 0AA
- Sept 2007ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Remove existing roof and construct first floor and re-instate roof. Plus conservatory and small extension.
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 071882
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryDec 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
2 Blackheath's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).
£670,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£169,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 November 2003Most recent
£169,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0AA: £395,000 (2024–2018).
Versus other Blackheath homes
2 Blackheath outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£738
Street avg £2,488
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
311/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Baptist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Cherry Tree Academy. 14 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
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







