3 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BW
About 3 School Road
3 School Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 sits 59.1% above the 2007 sale of £230,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 93 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
3 School Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 School Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Proposed part two storey, part single storey side extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 162409
- Aug 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 151381
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 School Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 School Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.7% per year over 6 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 12.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
31 January 2007Most recent
£230,000
+113.0%over 6 years5 October 2000
£108,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1BW: £550,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in CO6 1BW
2 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BW
Sold Jun 2022
£575,0006 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
£300,000
Everything we know about 3 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
Price per m² for 3 School Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,473
Street avg £3,067
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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