104 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AA
About 104 Ipswich Road
104 Ipswich Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (32 m² across 16 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. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 27.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
104 Ipswich Road has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0272
What's in 104 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 104 Ipswich Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£486,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 March 2022Most recent
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AA: £116,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in CO4 0AA
Flat 4, 96 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AA
Sold Dec 2024
£116,00090 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AA
Sold Dec 2023
£271,000Flat 1, 96 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AA
Sold Nov 2023
£112,500102 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AA
Sold Oct 2023
£417,00094c, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AA
Sold Sept 2023
£110,000
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Versus other Ipswich Road homes
104 Ipswich Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,191
Street avg £2,817
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Orchard Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St James the Great Church of England Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB