20 Capel Road, Colchester, CO3 3TU
About 20 Capel Road
20 Capel Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 3TU). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2016. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 110 m² it's 19.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 is 26.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 28.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (October 2016).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 January 2036
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
20 Capel Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 20 Capel Road, Colchester, CO3 3TU
- Jun 2008ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey sun lounge and wc to rear of property.
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 080844
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£474,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 17 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
12 October 2016Most recent
£375,000
+271.3%over 17 years27 May 1999
£101,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 3TU: £420,000 (2023–2013).
Versus other Capel Road homes
20 Capel Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,409
Street avg £3,093
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 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
229/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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB






