308 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0ET
About 308 Ipswich Road
308 Ipswich Road is a detached house in Colchester (CO4 0ET). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.
Held since January 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £617,000 sits 54.3% above the 2011 sale of £400,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, 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
308 Ipswich Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension & conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0088
What's in 308 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0ET's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
308 Ipswich Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£617,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 January 2011Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0ET: £372,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 0ET
Everything we know about 308 Ipswich Road, in one report
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Versus other Ipswich Road homes
On epc rating, 308 Ipswich Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,632
Street avg £2,911
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Myland Hall Chase — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Friars Grove Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB