What kind of home is 96 London Road, CO3 0HD?

96 London Road, CO3 0HD is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 96 London Road, CO3 0HD sell for?

96 London Road, CO3 0HD last sold for £290,000 in July 2025. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £68,000 in January 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 96 London Road, CO3 0HD changed over time?

Across 4 sales between January 2000 and July 2025, 96 London Road, CO3 0HD rose from £68,000 to £290,000, a change of £222,000. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 96 London Road, CO3 0HD?

The current EPC rating for 96 London Road, CO3 0HD is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in November 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 96 London Road, CO3 0HD?

96 London Road, CO3 0HD has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (581 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO3 0HD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 96 London Road, CO3 0HD use?

The latest EPC at 96 London Road, CO3 0HD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 96 London Road, CO3 0HD?

96 London Road, CO3 0HD is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 96 London Road, CO3 0HD in?

96 London Road, CO3 0HD sits in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 96 London Road, CO3 0HD?

Police records around 96 London Road, CO3 0HD show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 96 London Road, CO3 0HD?

The closest primary school to 96 London Road, CO3 0HD is Stanway Primary School (399m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (619m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 96 London Road, CO3 0HD?

The closest bus stop to 96 London Road, CO3 0HD is Garage, 24m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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96 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0HD

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

54 m²

581 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 96 London Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

96 London Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0HD). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

A recent sale: £290,000 in July 2025. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£499/sq ft) was about 190.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 54 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 18 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 96 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

96 London Road 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 96 London Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.

Current estimate

£285,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£290,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

31 July 2025Most recent
£290,000
+1.8%over 2 years
18 November 2022
£285,000
+39.0%over 3 years
22 August 2019
£205,000
+201.5%over 19 years
31 January 2000
£68,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 0HD: £275,000 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in CO3 0HD

On the street

Versus other London Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

96 London Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,370

Street avg £2,964

Strongly above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Garage — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Stanway Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 0HD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.9dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 0HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.1dB

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55 dB

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70 dB

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