102 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BX
About 102 School Road
102 School Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% 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. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 25.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 57.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2020 for £287,500.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension and internal alterations.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 231806
- Aug 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension and internal alterations.
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 221070
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 102 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£287,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 January 2020Most recent
£287,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1BX: £560,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in CO6 1BX
78a, School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BX
Sold Feb 2023
£785,00097 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BX
Sold Dec 2022
£405,00086 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BX
Sold May 2022
£600,000The Old School House, School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BX
Sold Mar 2022
£560,000106 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BX
Sold Jan 2022
£560,000
Everything we know about 102 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
Floor Area for 102 School Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,423
Street avg £3,685
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
C of E Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 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
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB