8 Buxton Road, Colchester, CO2 8QU
About 8 Buxton Road
8 Buxton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO2 8QU). 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. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold January 2026 for £326,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2023–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 89.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 April 2032
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Planning history
8 Buxton Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 8 Buxton Road, Colchester, CO2 8QU
- Nov 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear single storey extension. (Revised Description).
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 231684
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Buxton Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.5% per year over 3 years.
£326,000
Growth on file: 12.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
16 January 2026Most recent
£326,000
+35.3%over 2 years22 June 2023
£241,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO2 8QU: £280,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO2 8QU
Versus other Buxton Road homes
Years Held for 8 Buxton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,528
Street avg £2,875
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
Talcott Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB