17 Fairhead Road North, Colchester, CO4 0BW
About 17 Fairhead Road North
17 Fairhead Road North is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0BW). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Sold January 2021 for £250,000. 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. At 84 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 37 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 66.1% 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
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
17 Fairhead Road North has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
17 Fairhead Road North has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 19 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2021Most recent
£250,000
+99.2%over 15 years7 July 2005
£125,500
+6.4%over 1 year29 September 2003
£118,000
+78.8%over 2 years9 August 2001
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0BW: £245,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in CO4 0BW
29 Fairhead Road North, Colchester, CO4 0BW
Sold Oct 2024
£260,00018 Fairhead Road North, Colchester, CO4 0BW
Sold Jun 2023
£245,00023 Fairhead Road North, Colchester, CO4 0BW
Sold Sept 2022
£265,00040 Fairhead Road North, Colchester, CO4 0BW
Sold Jul 2015
£169,99524 Fairhead Road North, Colchester, CO4 0BW
Sold Apr 2015
£129,000
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Versus other Fairhead Road North homes
17 Fairhead Road North outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,976
Street avg £2,370
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
Dilbridge Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB