131 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LL
About 131 Mill Road
131 Mill Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Mile End, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5LL). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Last sale on file: £334,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 82% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDetached
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
131 Mill Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2007ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 072524
- Mar 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/0120
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 131 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
Latest sale on 131 Mill Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 18 years.
£334,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
13 June 2021Most recent
£334,000
+19.3%over 5 years30 March 2016
£279,995
+33.3%over 2 years17 July 2013
£210,000
+13.5%over 7 years27 April 2006
£185,000
+37.0%over 3 years17 January 2003
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5LL: £319,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 5LL
120 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LL
Sold Mar 2025
£320,000108 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LL
Sold Mar 2025
£319,000133 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LL
Sold Aug 2022
£300,000139 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LL
Sold Jul 2022
£320,000141 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LL
Sold Sept 2021
£300,000
Everything we know about 131 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
On habitable rooms, 131 Mill Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,839
Street avg £3,065
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Thornwood — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Myland Community Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB