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 £603,000 sits 256.8% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jun 2021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
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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).
£603,000
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
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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







