195 Bergholt Road, Colchester, CO4 5AH
About 195 Bergholt Road
195 Bergholt Road is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 5AH). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 95.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2013FullIn report
Notification of a proposed extension measuring 3.6m long, 2.7m high atthe eaves and 2.7m at the highest point.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 132131
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 October 2022Most recent
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5AH: £196,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in CO4 5AH
Everything we know about 195 Bergholt Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Bergholt Road homes
195 Bergholt Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,495
Street avg £2,878
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tufnell Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Queen Boudica Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB