30 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BU
About 30 School Road
30 School Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
Sold November 2020 for £650,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 183 m² it's 28.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 33 EPCs). Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £779,000 is 19.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 27.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 30 School Road.
- Sept 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Rear two storey extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 121429
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
30 School Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£779,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 22 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
20 November 2020Most recent
£650,000
+30.0%over 10 years11 August 2010
£500,000
+7.5%over 3 years29 March 2007
£465,000
+173.5%over 8 years30 June 1998
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1BU: £625,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CO6 1BU
19 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BU
Sold Aug 2024
£577,50041 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BU
Sold Aug 2024
£975,00062 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BU
Sold Mar 2023
£625,00043 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BU
Sold Feb 2023
£475,00038 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BU
Sold Nov 2022
£925,000
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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 School Road homes
30 School Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,552
Street avg £3,290
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.3dB