88 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LJ
About 88 Mill Road
88 Mill Road is a semi-detached house in Mile End, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2017); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
Held since February 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 66 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at -14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 sits 301.6% above the 2003 sale of £64,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 45.8% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
88 Mill Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
88 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 88 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
88 Mill Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -14.7% per year over 2 years.
£64,000
Growth on file: -14.7% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
14 February 2003Most recent
£64,000
-28.9%over 2 years21 December 2000
£90,000
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
£228,50071 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LJ
Sold Sept 2017
£307,500
Everything we know about 88 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
88 Mill Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£970
Street avg £2,240
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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.
Go deeper on the local area
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