1 Blade Road, Colchester, CO4 5ZU
About 1 Blade Road
1 Blade Road is an end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 5ZU). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1405 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
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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
1 Blade Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Blade Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Blade 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
1 Blade Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5ZU: £390,000 (2024–2022).
Everything we know about 1 Blade 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 Blade Road homes
1 Blade Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
81 (B)
Street avg 80 (C)
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Turbine Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Braiswick Primary School. 26 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
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB