78 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BX
About 78 School Road
78 School Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2016) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £730,000 is 23.7% above the 2016 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
78 School Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2015ConditionsIn report
Removal of conditions 7 & 8 of planning permissions 145995.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 151700
- Nov 2014Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of two detached dwellingsand garages.
- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- 145995
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 78 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
78 School Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£730,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£590,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 February 2016Most recent
£590,000
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 78 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
78 School Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,995
Street avg £3,804
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Years Held
10 years
Street avg 7 years
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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