37 Dilbridge Road West, Colchester, CO4 0BJ
About 37 Dilbridge Road West
37 Dilbridge Road West is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 0BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 18.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 47% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 37 Dilbridge Road West
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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
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 37 Dilbridge Road West.
- Aug 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Two storey and single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0440
What's in 37 Dilbridge Road West, Colchester, CO4 0BJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 15 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
21 October 2021Most recent
£265,000
+84.0%over 15 years4 July 2006
£144,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0BJ: £270,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 0BJ
44 Dilbridge Road West, Colchester, CO4 0BJ
Sold Aug 2024
£290,00055 Dilbridge Road West, Colchester, CO4 0BJ
Sold Mar 2023
£270,00053 Dilbridge Road West, Colchester, CO4 0BJ
Sold Mar 2022
£272,00050 Dilbridge Road West, Colchester, CO4 0BJ
Sold Sept 2021
£225,00059 Dilbridge Road West, Colchester, CO4 0BJ
Sold Sept 2021
£230,000
Everything we know about 37 Dilbridge Road West, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Dilbridge Road West homes
37 Dilbridge Road West outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,760
Street avg £2,603
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Valentines Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB