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1 Bellingham Drive, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1AW

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
164 m²
1765 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Bellingham Drive

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

1 Bellingham Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

A recent sale: £635,000 in October 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 164 m² it sits well below the postcode median (260 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 52.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble, Detached

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Bellingham Drive, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Bellingham Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£617,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£635,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 October 2025Most recent

    £635,000

    -9.3%over 2 years
  2. 13 December 2022

    £700,000

    +7.7%over 2 years
  3. 4 December 2020

    £650,000

    +83.1%over 16 years
  4. 1 March 2004

    £355,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1AW: £670,000 (2014–2009).

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On the street

Versus other Bellingham Drive homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Bellingham Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,872

Street avg £2,571

Strongly above

Floor Area

164 m²

Street avg 229 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Above
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.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Swan Stanway — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 km

Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 CO6 1AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 1AW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

59.4dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 1AW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

53.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Bellingham Drive, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1AW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.