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EPC B
About 8 Spring Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Spring Road is a detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 237 m² (around 2551 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2017) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 17.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 237 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Sold February 2021 for £800,000. Across the public record there are 4 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. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
B86
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Spring Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2015ConditionsPending
Application to discharge condition 3 of planning permission 140538
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 8 Spring Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£863,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.7% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2021)
£800,000
Growth on file: 17.7% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Spring Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Spring Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,376
Street avg £2,943
Floor Area
237 m²
Street avg 117 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
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 0BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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