12 Dunthorne Road, Colchester, CO4 0HZ
About 12 Dunthorne Road
12 Dunthorne Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 146.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in November 2021. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Dunthorne Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£327,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 15 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
26 November 2021Most recent
£300,000
+79.6%over 14 years10 May 2007
£167,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0HZ: £358,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CO4 0HZ
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Versus other Dunthorne Road homes
Floor Area for 12 Dunthorne Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,357
Street avg £3,406
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dunthorne Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB