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144 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedroom
1
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 144 Ipswich Road

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

144 Ipswich Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AF). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On the market in August 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 86 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 26 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 44.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 16.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jun 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 144 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Feb 2002
    Full
    In report

    Dropped kerb

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/01/1582
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What's in 144 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

144 Ipswich Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£296,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£205,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 August 2015Most recent

    £205,000

    +32.3%over 9 years
  2. 26 July 2006

    £155,000

    +49.0%over 4 years
  3. 9 May 2002

    £104,000

    +38.7%over 1 year
  4. 15 December 2000

    £75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AF: £140,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Ipswich Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 144 Ipswich Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,384

Street avg £2,611

Below

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

On par
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.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Valentines Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 27 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 CO4 0AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 0AF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 0AF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

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 144 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.