23 Fairhead Road North, Colchester, CO4 0BW
About 23 Fairhead Road North
23 Fairhead Road North is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0BW). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 is 10.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 67.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £265,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 June 2032
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Planning history
23 Fairhead Road North has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 23 Fairhead Road North was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.3% per year over 25 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 10.3% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
19 September 2022Most recent
£265,000
+1028.1%over 24 years24 November 1997
£23,490
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
£245,00017 Fairhead Road North, Colchester, CO4 0BW
Sold Jan 2021
£250,00040 Fairhead Road North, Colchester, CO4 0BW
Sold Jul 2015
£169,99524 Fairhead Road North, Colchester, CO4 0BW
Sold Apr 2015
£129,000
Versus other Fairhead Road North homes
23 Fairhead Road North outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,677
Street avg £2,413
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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Crime
430/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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB







