120 Goring Road, Colchester, CO4 0DB
About 120 Goring Road
120 Goring Road is a mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
120 Goring Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
120 Goring Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 090912
What's in 120 Goring Road, Colchester, CO4 0DB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
120 Goring Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0DB: £245,000 (2024–2021).
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Versus other Goring Road homes
120 Goring Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
Goring Road West — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 26 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB