Flat 4, 330 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0ET
About Flat 4
Flat 4 is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0ET). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 61 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–69 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (64 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. 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
Flat 4'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2008FullIn report
Variation of condition number 1 of planning permission C/COL/06/0684 (The use hereby permitted shall be carried out only by The Ling Trust and shall be for a limited period being the period of 2 years)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 081287
- Jan 2008ConservatoryFullIn report
Reconstruction of conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 072838
What's in Flat 4, 330 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0ET's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Flat 4 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£167,000
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 0ET: £372,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 0ET
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Versus other Ipswich Road homes
On epc rating, Flat 4 runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB