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EPC B
About 56 Rectory Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
56 Rectory Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rowhedge, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7HY). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2003 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £330,000 sits 139.1% above the 2003 sale of £138,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 41.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
56 Rectory Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Dec 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 56 Rectory Road, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7HY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
56 Rectory Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2004ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
56 Rectory Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£330,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2003)
£138,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Rectory Road homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 56 Rectory Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,255
Street avg £3,091
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 7HY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 41 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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