25 Compton Road, Colchester, CO4 0BQ
About 25 Compton Road
25 Compton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2023–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 144.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £315,000 in July 2024.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
25 Compton Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
25 Compton Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 25 Compton Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.3% per year over 1 year.
£315,000
Growth on file: 31.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
30 July 2024Most recent
£315,000
+31.3%over 11 months24 August 2023
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0BQ: £285,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 0BQ
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Compton Road homes
Price per m² for 25 Compton Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,257
Street avg £2,713
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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