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1 Bradford Drive, Colchester, CO4 5FT

2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
193 m²
2077 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 79
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Bradford Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

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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

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearbyRecent ownership pattern worth a lookA planning decision worth checking
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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • EnsuiteYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Bradford Drive, Colchester, CO4 5FT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A HMO conversion application was refused at 1 Bradford Drive in 2023.

  1. Sept 2023
    HMOFull
    In report

    Change of use from C3 (residential home) to Sui Generis (large HMO) - retrospective

    Retrospective
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    230512
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2023
    HMOAmendment
    In 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
    View planning record
Before you offer

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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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 1 Bradford Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£564,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.5% per year over 1 year.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2007)

£385,000

Growth on file: 16.5% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 March 2007Most recent

    £385,000

    +20.3%over 1 year
  2. 21 December 2005

    £320,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5FT: £195,995 (2017–2008).

Before you offer

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
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On the street

Versus other Bradford Drive homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Bradford Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,995

Street avg £2,265

Below

Floor Area

193 m²

Street avg 114 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 5FT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 5FT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 5FT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Bradford Drive, Colchester, CO4 5FT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.