8 Compton Road, Colchester, CO4 0BQ
About 8 Compton Road
8 Compton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 12.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 96.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £285,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
8 Compton Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
8 Compton Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£321,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 23 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
21 April 2022Most recent
£285,000
+29.5%over 2 years1 November 2019
£220,000
+303.7%over 20 years4 November 1998
£54,500
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
8 Compton Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,563
Street avg £2,790
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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