21 Compton Road, Colchester, CO4 0BQ
About 21 Compton Road
21 Compton Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1093 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in November 2002. Across 1996–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 sits 92.2% above the 2002 sale of £167,500. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2006. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 102 m² it's 23.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
21 Compton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2006Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of garage to living accommodation
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/06/1078
What's in 21 Compton Road, Colchester, CO4 0BQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.6% per year over 6 years.
£167,500
Growth on file: 23.6% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2002Most recent
£167,500
+272.2%over 6 years11 September 1996
£45,000
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
21 Compton Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,649
Street avg £3,003
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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.
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
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB