38 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BU
About 38 School Road
38 School Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 59.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £925,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Proposed construction of first floor, erection of a two-storey and single storey rear extension, relocated garage.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 080620
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
38 School Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2008.
£899,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 15 years.
£925,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2022Most recent
£925,000
+270.7%over 14 years20 March 2008
£249,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1BU: £600,000 (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
£475,00032 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BU
Sold Oct 2022
£600,000
Everything we know about 38 School Road, 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
Versus other School Road homes
On floor area, 38 School Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,384
Street avg £3,259
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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