7 Compton Road, Colchester, CO4 0BQ
About 7 Compton Road
7 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 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £255,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 77.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
7 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Compton Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 18 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2021Most recent
£255,000
+26.2%over 5 years9 February 2016
£202,000
+36.0%over 10 years11 August 2005
£148,500
+23.8%over 2 years21 February 2003
£120,000
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
On habitable rooms, 7 Compton Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,110
Street avg £2,840
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 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