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26 Heath Road, Colchester, CO3 4DH

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 26 Heath Road

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

26 Heath Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 4DH). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 104.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in September 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
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble, Detached

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 26 Heath Road

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Heath Road, Colchester, CO3 4DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Heath Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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

£477,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£450,000

Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 September 2021Most recent

    £450,000

    +57.9%over 4 years

  2. 1 June 2017

    £285,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 4DH: £350,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Heath Road homes

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

26 Heath Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,545

Street avg £2,983

Strongly above

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 26 Heath Road

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

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

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.
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1 Heather Drive

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3 bed2 bath
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3 bed1 bath
£292k

1 Cape Close

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3 bed
£527k

1 Alan Way

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4 bed2 bath
£426k

1 Brownsea Way

CO3 4SW

4 bed1 bath
£390k

1 Gainsborough Road

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4 bed2 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

Clairmont Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester. 26 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 4DH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO3 4DH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 4DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 26 Heath Road, Colchester, CO3 4DH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.