1 Bradford Drive, Colchester, CO4 5FT
About 1 Bradford Drive
1 Bradford Drive is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 5FT). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £564,000 is 46.5% above the 2007 sale price.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Bradford Drive
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
A HMO conversion application was refused at 1 Bradford Drive in 2023.
- Sept 2023HMOFullIn report
Change of use from C3 (residential home) to Sui Generis (large HMO) - retrospective
Retrospective- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 230512
- Aug 2023HMOAmendmentIn report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing house that has been operating as a 7 bedroom HMO since 2005.
Retrospective- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 231407
We flagged 4 things worth checking at 1 Bradford Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Bradford Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£564,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.5% per year over 1 year.
£385,000
Growth on file: 16.5% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
8 March 2007Most recent
£385,000
+20.3%over 1 year21 December 2005
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5FT: £195,995 (2017–2008).
Nearby sales in CO4 5FT
Everything we know about 1 Bradford Drive, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other Bradford Drive homes
1 Bradford Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,995
Street avg £2,265
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
0.2 km
Rectory Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Queen Boudica Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB