5 Blackberry Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0RT

5 Blackberry Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0RT). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) 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 September 2018. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since May 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 sits 66.6% above the 2009 sale of £182,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 52.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 58 m² it's 23.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 37 EPCs).