6 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BW
About 6 School Road
6 School Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 326 m² (around 3509 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.
At 326 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 10 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Last sale on file: £895,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
6 School Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 6 School Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jun 2024ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition 3 (details of window reveals, eavesand rainwater goods) of planning consent 231769
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 241046
- Apr 2024ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 (231769)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 240417
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 6 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
Latest sale on 6 School Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£925,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 26 years.
£895,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2021Most recent
£895,000
+138.7%over 22 years6 May 1999
£375,000
+193.0%over 3 years3 November 1995
£128,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1BW: £500,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in CO6 1BW
2 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BW
Sold Jun 2022
£575,0004 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 6 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
6 School Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,745
Street avg £3,021
Floor Area
326 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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