16 Capel Road, Colchester, CO3 3TU
About 16 Capel Road
16 Capel Road is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 3TU). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in November 1999. Across 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 sits 228.2% above the 1999 sale of £103,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 57.8% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
16 Capel Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
16 Capel Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£338,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.5% per year over 4 years.
£103,000
Growth on file: 11.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 1999Most recent
£103,000
+53.7%over 3 years19 December 1995
£67,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 3TU: £420,000 (2023–2013).
Versus other Capel Road homes
On price per m², 16 Capel Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,198
Street avg £3,473
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
Capel Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Philip Morant School and College. 32 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB