27 De Burgh Road, Colchester, CO3 9BQ
About 27 De Burgh Road
27 De Burgh Road is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO3 9BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 59 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 19 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
27 De Burgh Road has an approved extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 27 De Burgh Road, Colchester, CO3 9BQ
- Mar 2021OutbuildingOutlineOutcome in report
Build a Garden room within the boundary of the rear garden.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 202843
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchMay 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
27 De Burgh Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£247,000
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 9BQ: £241,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CO3 9BQ
Versus other De Burgh Road homes
On habitable rooms, 27 De Burgh Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Rogation Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB







