31 Dunthorne Road, Colchester, CO4 0HZ
About 31 Dunthorne Road
31 Dunthorne Road is a detached house in Colchester (CO4 0HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). 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
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 Dunthorne Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2018ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear conservatory extension.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 181547
- Mar 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Side extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 090019
What's in 31 Dunthorne Road, Colchester, CO4 0HZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
31 Dunthorne Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£478,000
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 0HZ: £358,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CO4 0HZ
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Versus other Dunthorne Road homes
31 Dunthorne Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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