Birchwood, King Coel Road, Colchester, CO3 9AG
About Birchwood
Birchwood is a detached house in Colchester (CO3 9AG). It has a recorded floor area of 309 m² (around 3326 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
At 309 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Birchwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
1 application on record at Birchwood, King Coel Road, Colchester, CO3 9AG
- Apr 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Erection of two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and alterations
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0167
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Sales history & valuation
Birchwood has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£920,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9AG: £276,500 (2025–2020).
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Versus other King Coel Road homes
Floor Area for Birchwood runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
309 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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