Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started6 Firs Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0BA
2 planning records
About 6 Firs Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
6 Firs Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 sits 52.9% above the 2013 sale of £284,500. 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. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in October 2013.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 6 Firs Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
6 Firs Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jul 2011ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Front of property
Front extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
6 Firs Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2013)
£284,500
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Firs Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
6 Firs Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,793
Street avg £4,014
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 0BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 6 Firs Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0BA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.