322 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0ET
About 322 Ipswich Road
322 Ipswich Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0ET). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2303 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 214 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2007–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £601,000 sits 58.2% above the 2014 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 31.6% below the postcode norm. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
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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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
322 Ipswich Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Apr 2012ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of existing bungalow into 3 bedroom house.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 120377
What's in 322 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0ET's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
322 Ipswich Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£601,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 7 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
21 August 2014Most recent
£380,000
+36.9%over 7 years22 April 2007
£277,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0ET: £372,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 0ET
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Versus other Ipswich Road homes
322 Ipswich Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,776
Street avg £2,954
Floor Area
214 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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