48 London Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BJ
About 48 London Road
48 London Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in June 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £624,000 is 45.1% above the 2017 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
48 London Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
48 London Road has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension, study, garage and 3 bedrooms.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/02/1525
- Sept 2002PorchFullIn report
Single storey porch.
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/02/1493
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 48 London 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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
48 London Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£624,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 18 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
1 June 2017Most recent
£430,000
+22.9%over 11 years7 June 2005
£349,835
+212.4%over 5 years7 September 1999
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1BJ: £364,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO6 1BJ
78 London Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BJ
Sold Oct 2025
£307,50058 London Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BJ
Sold Jul 2025
£335,00052 London Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BJ
Sold Apr 2023
£700,000106 London Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BJ
Sold Jun 2022
£364,000102 London Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BJ
Sold Jul 2021
£390,000
Everything we know about 48 London 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
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other London Road homes
On floor area, 48 London Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,194
Street avg £3,123
Floor Area
196 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Westbury Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
53.0dB