38 Bounstead Road, Blackheath, Colchester, CO2 0DF
About 38 Bounstead Road
38 Bounstead Road is an end-of-terrace house in Blackheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0DF). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 110 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 5 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
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EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
3 applications on record at 38 Bounstead Road, Blackheath, Colchester, CO2 0DF
- Feb 2002ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Proposed conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/01/1815
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionFeb 2026Decision
- OutlineMay 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
38 Bounstead Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0DF: £345,000 (2016–2007).
Nearby sales in CO2 0DF
Versus other Bounstead Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 38 Bounstead Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 154 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.9 km
Maypole Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







