The Orchard, Hall Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BN
About The Orchard
The Orchard is a detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 70).
At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold September 2022 for £865,000. 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 180% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Orchard's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Orchard has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension to bungalow consisting of garage hydrotherapy pool,therapy room and carers bedsit
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/02/2049
We flagged 2 things worth checking at The Orchard
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Orchard was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£847,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 24 years.
£865,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2022Most recent
£865,000
+23.6%over 1 year13 May 2021
£700,000
+102.9%over 18 years26 September 2002
£345,000
+206.7%over 3 years30 October 1998
£112,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1BN: £369,000 (2020–2001).
Everything we know about The Orchard, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Hall Road homes
The Orchard outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.3dB