120 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AE
About 120 Ipswich Road
120 Ipswich Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 854 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 is 17.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 111.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £297,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
120 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Jan 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
120 Ipswich Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of a proposed single storey rear extension measuring at 4.2m fron original rear wall, 3.8m from natural ground level & eaves measuring at 3.1m from ground level.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 161422
What's in 120 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 120 Ipswich Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 9 years.
£297,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
12 January 2021Most recent
£297,000
+108.4%over 8 years3 July 2012
£142,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AE: £145,000 (2020–2013).
Nearby sales in CO4 0AE
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Versus other Ipswich Road homes
On price per m², 120 Ipswich Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,745
Street avg £2,480
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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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
Valentines Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 28 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB