71 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LJ
About 71 Mill Road
71 Mill Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Mile End, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 14.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 60.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
71 Mill Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 71 Mill Road
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
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Sales history & valuation
71 Mill Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£353,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 16 years.
£307,500
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2017Most recent
£307,500
+179.5%over 15 years1 February 2002
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5LJ: £260,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CO4 5LJ
65 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LJ
Sold Oct 2023
£310,00079 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LJ
Sold Jul 2023
£270,00091 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LJ
Sold Sept 2021
£260,00081 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LJ
Sold Mar 2020
£228,50080 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LJ
Sold Apr 2017
£350,000
Everything we know about 71 Mill 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 Mill Road homes
71 Mill Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,821
Street avg £2,131
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Turner Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Myland Community Primary School. 18 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
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB