2 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BW
About 2 School Road
2 School Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 46.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £575,000. 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
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 School Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Proposed part single, part two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 221576
- Jul 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification for prior approval for a proposed single storey rear extension extending 4.70 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, with a maximum height of 3.70 metres, and eaves height of 2.20 metres.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 211651
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£595,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 15 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
26 June 2022Most recent
£575,000
+59.7%over 15 years23 February 2007
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1BW: £500,000 (2021–2012).
Nearby sales in CO6 1BW
6 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BW
Sold Dec 2021
£895,0004 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BW
Sold Mar 2018
£550,0008 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BW
Sold Sept 2016
£370,0007 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BW
Sold Sept 2012
£300,0003 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BW
Sold Jan 2007
£230,000
Everything we know about 2 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
2 School Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,710
Street avg £2,860
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Copford Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.8dB