144 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF
About 144 Ipswich Road
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2002
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.
Sales history & valuation
144 Ipswich Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 15 years.
£205,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2015Most recent
£205,000
+32.3%over 9 years26 July 2006
£155,000
+49.0%over 4 years9 May 2002
£104,000
+38.7%over 1 year15 December 2000
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AF: £140,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CO4 0AF
160b, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF
Sold Aug 2025
£300,0001 Fiddlers House, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF
Sold May 2025
£140,000152 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF
Sold Oct 2024
£116,000134 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF
Sold Jun 2024
£280,0006 Fiddlers House, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF
Sold Mar 2023
£188,000
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Versus other Ipswich Road homes
Floor Area for 144 Ipswich Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,384
Street avg £2,611
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Valentines Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB