154 Bergholt Road, Colchester, CO4 5AJ
About 154 Bergholt Road
154 Bergholt Road is a semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–120 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 24 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).
At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£619/sq ft) was about 220.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
154 Bergholt Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
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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.
£250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 17 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
27 July 2022Most recent
£260,000
+60.5%over 15 years23 February 2007
£162,000
-1.2%over 1 year28 July 2005
£164,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5AJ: £290,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 5AJ
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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
On floor area, 154 Bergholt Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 54 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB