18 Compton Road, Colchester, CO4 0BQ
About 18 Compton Road
18 Compton Road is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 sits 131.8% above the 2011 sale of £107,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 28.8% below the postcode norm. 14 years since the last transfer (December 2011).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
18 Compton Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Compton Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
18 Compton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£107,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 December 2011Most recent
£107,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0BQ: £300,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 0BQ
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Versus other Compton Road homes
Price per m² for 18 Compton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,305
Street avg £3,041
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
Orchard Gardens — 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
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB