156 Bergholt Road, Colchester, CO4 5AJ
About 156 Bergholt Road
156 Bergholt Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 912 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 85 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2012–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 sits 60.3% above the 2013 sale of £179,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in June 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
156 Bergholt Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
156 Bergholt Road has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed single storey extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 171183
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 156 Bergholt Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
156 Bergholt Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£287,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.7% per year over 1 year.
£179,000
Growth on file: 11.7% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
20 June 2013Most recent
£179,000
+15.5%over 1 year29 February 2012
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5AJ: £290,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 5AJ
Everything we know about 156 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
EPC Rating for 156 Bergholt Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,112
Street avg £2,819
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB