85 Goring Road, Colchester, CO4 0DA
About 85 Goring Road
85 Goring Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 0DA). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 is 11.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 113.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £235,000 in December 2021. 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
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff street
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Proposed single storey front extension and 2 storey rear extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 182067
What's in 85 Goring Road, Colchester, CO4 0DA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 85 Goring Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 27 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
10 December 2021Most recent
£235,000
+155.4%over 19 years8 August 2002
£92,000
+229.2%over 7 years9 March 1995
£27,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0DA: £239,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 0DA
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Versus other Goring Road homes
Price per m² for 85 Goring Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,561
Street avg £2,403
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Goring Road West — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB