332 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0ET
About 332 Ipswich Road
332 Ipswich Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0ET). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 78 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £305,000. 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
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
332 Ipswich Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of a proposed rear extension measuring 4.0m long, 2.55m high extension at the eaves and 4.0m at the highest point.
- Reference
- 150836
- Jun 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of a proposed rear extension consisting of a 4.50m long extension, 2.55m high extension at the eaves and 3.70m at the highest point
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 144738
What's in 332 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0ET's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 15 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
5 March 2021Most recent
£305,000
+79.4%over 14 years19 January 2007
£169,995
+4.9%over 11 months8 February 2006
£162,000
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
332 Ipswich Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,910
Street avg £2,847
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 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