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19 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BU

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
123 m²
1324 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 19 School Road

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

19 School Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 71.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2024 for £577,500.

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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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDetached
Energy

Energy performance

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

19 School 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 May 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 19 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

19 School Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Mar 2022
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    The proposed extension to ground floor is a single storey to the rear and two storey extension to side / rear that replaces the existing conservatory and side extension.

    Extension
    Documents
    21 docs on file
    Reference
    213482
    View planning record
  2. May 2003
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey conservatory to rear of house.

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/03/0554
    View planning record
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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.

19 School Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£572,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£577,500

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 August 2024Most recent

    £577,500

    +19.9%over 2 years
  2. 26 September 2021

    £481,500

    +12.0%over 4 years
  3. 20 October 2016

    £430,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1BU: £625,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other School Road homes

Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 19 School Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,695

Street avg £3,247

Strongly above

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 154 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Below
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

0.1 km

Allendale Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 1BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.3dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 19 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.