27 Sweet Briar Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0HJ
About 27 Sweet Briar Road
27 Sweet Briar Road is a detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£441/sq ft) was about 60.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 27.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 27 EPCs). Last sale on file: £280,000 in July 2023.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Solar water heating installed
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Planning history
27 Sweet Briar Road has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 27 Sweet Briar Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0HJ
- Jan 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed Single Storey Front Extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 162930
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Sales history & valuation
27 Sweet Briar Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 11 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
24 July 2023Most recent
£280,000
+55.6%over 10 years23 September 2012
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 0HJ: £270,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO3 0HJ
8 Sweet Briar Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0HJ
Sold Jul 2025
£270,00019 Sweet Briar Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0HJ
Sold May 2024
£270,00051 Sweet Briar Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0HJ
Sold Jan 2023
£400,0003 Sweet Briar Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0HJ
Sold Jul 2022
£380,00018 Sweet Briar Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0HJ
Sold Feb 2022
£356,550
Versus other Sweet Briar Road homes
On price per m², 27 Sweet Briar Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,746
Street avg £3,581
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Stanway Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.1dB







