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27 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BU

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
8
Bathrooms
4
Floor area
245 m²
2637 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 27 School Road

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

27 School Road is an eight-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

It hasn't traded since September 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 245 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2000–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £872,000 sits 107.6% above the 2005 sale of £420,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 38.3% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion, an annexe and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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

  • Bedrooms8
  • Bathrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

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

27 School Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 27 School Road was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Feb 2024
    New BuildFull
    In report

    Replacement Dwelling

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    240175
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2013
    Garage ConversionFull
    In report

    Proposed extension to garage and conversion of garage to form annexe accommodation

    ExtensionAnnex
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    131478
    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.

27 School Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£872,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.0% per year over 5 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2005)

£420,000

Growth on file: 11.0% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 September 2005Most recent

    £420,000

    +68.7%over 5 years
  2. 28 September 2000

    £249,000

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.

On habitable rooms, 27 School Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,714

Street avg £3,358

Strongly below

Floor Area

245 m²

Street avg 151 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

11 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.8 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 27 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.