56 London Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BJ
About 56 London Road
56 London Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1598 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 50). The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £492,000 sits 75.7% above the 2011 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 16.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 15 years since the last transfer (August 2011).
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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
Energy performance
56 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Restoration of facade; slight raising of roof for re-roofing; and erection of side/rear extension with single, 1.5 and 2-storey elements.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 191431
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
56 London Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£492,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 August 2011Most recent
£280,000
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 56 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
56 London Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,886
Street avg £3,138
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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