36 Luard Way, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0LR
About 36 Luard Way
36 Luard Way is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birch, Colchester, Colchester (CO2 0LR). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 72 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2017–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 66% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £295,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
36 Luard Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
36 Luard Way has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
36 Luard Way saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 7 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2024Most recent
£295,000
+31.1%over 5 years31 July 2019
£225,000
+9.8%over 2 years30 May 2017
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 0LR: £295,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CO2 0LR
16 Luard Way, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0LR
Sold Feb 2025
£295,00038 Luard Way, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0LR
Sold Jun 2024
£270,00011 Luard Way, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0LR
Sold Sept 2023
£390,00040 Luard Way, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0LR
Sold Sept 2021
£325,00026 Luard Way, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0LR
Sold Jul 2020
£194,000
Versus other Luard Way homes
On epc rating, 36 Luard Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,097
Street avg £2,811
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Mill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 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
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







