21 Blade Road, Colchester, CO4 5ZU
About 21 Blade Road
21 Blade Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 5ZU). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1105 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2010) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2011–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 is 10.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 53.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 103 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 40 EPCs). Last sale on file: £320,100 in August 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
21 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Nov 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 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 21 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 9 years.
£320,100
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2020Most recent
£320,100
+60.1%over 9 years24 August 2011
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5ZU: £390,000 (2024–2022).
Everything we know about 21 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
21 Blade Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,117
Street avg £2,438
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 124 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 9 years
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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