8 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BW
About 8 School Road
8 School Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1103 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 is 34.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 46% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in September 2016.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
8 School Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Nov 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 School Road has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Two storey rear extension and first floor front extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 162891
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 School Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£499,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 September 2016Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1BW: £550,000 (2022–2012).
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
£550,0007 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 8 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
EPC Rating for 8 School Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,610
Street avg £2,877
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.8dB