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 59.1% 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 November 2032
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.
£296,000
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 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CO3 0HJ
34 Sweet Briar Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0HJ
Sold Nov 2025
£400,0008 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
£380,000
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 £3,578
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
229/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







