1a, Fitzwalter Road, Colchester, CO3 3SS
About 1a
1a is a three-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO3 3SS). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 168 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (230 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £779,000 is 15.4% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £675,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 1a, Fitzwalter Road, Colchester, CO3 3SS
- Mar 2020Loft ConversionOutcome in report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed internalalterations at ground floor level and proposed loft conversion to include 3no. velux rooflights.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 200344
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationMay 2023Decision
- Loft ConversionApr 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£779,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 24 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2019Most recent
£675,000
+275.0%over 24 years24 March 1995
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 3SS: £925,000 (2023–2017).
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Versus other Fitzwalter Road homes
1a is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,018
Street avg £3,324
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 245 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Fitzwalter Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Benedict's Catholic College. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB