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2 Copper Beeches, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0YB

Extendable3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Copper Beeches

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

2 Copper Beeches is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 0YB). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 is 17.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 76.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 21 EPCs). Last sale on file: £293,750 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDetached

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Copper Beeches, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0YB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Copper Beeches has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 2 Copper Beeches, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0YB

1decisions1extensions1nearby
  1. Dec 2025
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    First floor extension over front entrance, side single storey extension.

    Reference
    252288
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£344,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£293,750

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 June 2021Most recent

    £293,750

    +63.2%over 14 years

  2. 22 August 2006

    £180,000

    +7.1%over 2 years

  3. 16 August 2004

    £168,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 0YB: £375,000 (2024–2023).

On the street

Versus other Copper Beeches homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 2 Copper Beeches lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,766

Street avg £2,846

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Copper Beeches

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£344k

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1 Brougham Glades, Stanway

CO3 0YF

3 bed
£356k

1 Badgers Holt, Stanway

CO3 0GL

3 bed
£356k

1 Burton Way, Stanway

CO3 0BG

3 bed2 bath
£370k

1 Centaury Close, Stanway

CO3 0SF

3 bed1 bath
£371k

1 Copper Beeches, Stanway

CO3 0YB

3 bed1 bath
£374k

1 Cobble Row, Stanway

CO3 0GN

3 bed2 bath
£382k

1 Cornflower Close, Stanway

CO3 0SE

3 bed1 bath
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.
Full Colchester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Barley Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

The Stanway School. 19 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 0YB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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