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1a, Collingwood Road, Colchester, CO3 9BH

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Floor Ground
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
52 m²
560 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1a

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

1a is a detached house in Colchester (CO3 9BH). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 is 23.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 51.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £146,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryGround Floor MaisonetteEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1a, Collingwood Road, Colchester, CO3 9BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1a has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

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

£180,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£146,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 November 2021Most recent

    £146,000

    +4.3%over 3 years

  2. 7 May 2018

    £140,000

    +47.4%over 12 years

  3. 24 August 2005

    £95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9BH: £290,000 (2025–2018).

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1a

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

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£187k

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£189k

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CO3 9FN

2 bed1 bath
£193k

1 Hunters Corner, Straight Road

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2 bed1 bath
£255k

1 Clara Reeve Close

CO3 9XD

2 bed1 bath
£265k

1 Collingwood Road

CO3 9BH

£275k

1 De Burgh Road

CO3 9BQ

3 bed2 bath
£280k

1 Becker Road

CO3 9XR

£300k

1 Keymer Way

CO3 9XJ

4 bed
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

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

King Coel Road South — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils. 22 schools nearby.

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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 9BH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO3 9BH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 9BH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.1dB

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 1a, Collingwood Road, Colchester, CO3 9BH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.