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 £320,000 sits 91% above the 2002 sale of £167,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 17% below the postcode norm. 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 12 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2019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
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 March 2019
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Planning history
1 application on record at 21 Compton Road, Colchester, CO4 0BQ
- Aug 2006Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of garage to living accommodation
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/06/1078
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£320,000
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 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CO4 0BQ
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 £3,008
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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Crime
430/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