74 London Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BJ

74 London Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Last sale on file: £315,000 in March 2021. 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. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 is 10.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 61.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.