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6 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BW

3 sales on record10 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
326 m²
3509 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 6 School Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-west-facing
  • GarageDouble
  • OutbuildingsYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

6 School Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
19.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 6 School Road was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Jun 2024
    Conditions
    In report

    Application to discharge condition 3 (details of window reveals, eavesand rainwater goods) of planning consent 231769

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    241046
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2024
    Conditions
    In report

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 (231769)

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    240417
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 6 School Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£925,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£895,000

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 December 2021Most recent

    £895,000

    +138.7%over 22 years
  2. 6 May 1999

    £375,000

    +193.0%over 3 years
  3. 3 November 1995

    £128,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1BW: £500,000 (2022–2012).

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On the street

Versus other School Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

6 School Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,745

Street avg £3,021

On par

Floor Area

326 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

19.0 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

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.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 1BW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 1BW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.7dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 1BW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

51.8dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 6 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.