96 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AA
About 96 Ipswich Road
96 Ipswich Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 31 m² this is the 8th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–227 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
96 Ipswich Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
96 Ipswich Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
96 Ipswich Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£121,000
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 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
96 Ipswich Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
31 m²
Street avg 27 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
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