78a, School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BX
About 78a
78a is a detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012-2021. The latest certificate (September 2025) returns an A (score 99), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in January 2016 the rating was B, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
At 210 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. Across 2013–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 31.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £785,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
78a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Planning history
78a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 78a
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 78a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£831,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.5% per year over 9 years.
£785,000
Growth on file: 11.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
23 February 2023Most recent
£785,000
+34.2%over 6 years18 March 2016
£585,000
+101.7%over 2 years20 December 2013
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1BX: £560,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in CO6 1BX
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Sold Mar 2022
£560,000106 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BX
Sold Jan 2022
£560,000118 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BX
Sold Mar 2021
£440,000
Everything we know about 78a, 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
Years Held for 78a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,738
Street avg £3,742
Floor Area
210 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB