160 Goring Road, Colchester, CO4 0DB
About 160 Goring Road
160 Goring Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £263,000 is 22.3% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £215,000. 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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
160 Goring Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
160 Goring Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
8 March 2021Most recent
£215,000
+31.9%over 6 years19 August 2014
£163,000
+254.4%over 15 years15 June 1999
£45,995
+17.9%over 3 years21 December 1995
£39,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0DB: £245,000 (2024–2020).
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Versus other Goring Road homes
On floor area, 160 Goring Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,263
Street avg £2,586
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
Goring Road West — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB