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2 Blade Road, Colchester, CO4 5ZU

EPC B3 sales on record

Estimated value

£363,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£328,000)+11%
  • Against CO4 5ZU's recent median (£370,000)-2%

Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedroom
1
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
118 m²
1265 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Council tax
Band D
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£363,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£328,000)+11%
  • Against CO4 5ZU's recent median (£370,000)-2%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 2 Blade Road is modelled from its 118 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5ZU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    118 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2009

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in CO4 5ZU

    5 sales, median £370,000 (2026–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: April 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 February 2021Most recent

    £328,000

    -0.6%over 3 years

  2. 2 February 2018

    £330,000

    +37.5%over 9 years

  3. 14 March 2008

    £239,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5ZU: £370,000 (2026–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 2 Blade Road, Colchester, CO4 5ZU. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 2 Blade Road

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

2 Blade Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 5ZU). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1265 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2009) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 is 10.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 39.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £328,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
  • Bathrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

2 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 30 Jan 2019

Current Certificate
Jan 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Expired on 30 January 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Blade Road, Colchester, CO4 5ZU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Blade Road has no planning applications on record.

13

But the area is active

13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Blade Road homes

Four headline reads against 40 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Blade Road is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,791

Street avg £2,463

Above

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 9 years

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.
Full Colchester report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

430/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.

Nearest schools

  • Braiswick Primary SchoolPrimary364m
  • St Helena SchoolSecondary1.0km
  • Colchester Institute16 plus1.2km
  • North Primary School and NurseryPrimary1.3km

Nearest stops

  • Turbine RoadBus stop61m
  • Apprentice DriveBus stop129m
  • Axial DriveBus stop200m
  • Golf ClubBus stop341m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,575 reports46%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson485 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour482 reports9%
  • Shoplifting425 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 5ZU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 5ZU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 5ZU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

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

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 2 Blade Road is modelled from its 118 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5ZU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 2 Blade Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 2 Blade Road was lodged in January 2009 at band B and expired in January 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 2 Blade Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 26 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO4 5ZU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
2 Blade Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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