5 King Coel Road, Colchester, CO3 9AG
About 5 King Coel Road
5 King Coel Road is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 9AG). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2017. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 is 20% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 92.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 17 EPCs). Sold March 2020 for £250,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 King Coel Road, Colchester, CO3 9AG
- May 2017RenovationFullOutcome in report
Retrospective application : installation of new window to side elevation.
RetrospectiveNew Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 170798
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 12 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
9 March 2020Most recent
£250,000
+74.8%over 12 years21 February 2008
£143,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9AG: £276,500 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CO3 9AG
Versus other King Coel Road homes
On price per m², 5 King Coel Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,167
Street avg £3,032
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
King Coel Road North — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.5dB







