8 Fairhead Road South, Colchester, CO4 0BH

8 Fairhead Road South is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 0BH). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

It hasn't traded since March 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 sits 109.9% above the 2011 sale of £121,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 35.4% below the postcode norm.