What type of property is 86 School Road, CO6 1BX?

86 School Road, CO6 1BX is a 5-bedroom detached house.

When did 86 School Road, CO6 1BX last change hands?

86 School Road, CO6 1BX last sold for £600,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £465,000 in September 2019, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 86 School Road, CO6 1BX appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between September 2019 and May 2022, 86 School Road, CO6 1BX rose from £465,000 to £600,000, a change of £135,000. That works out to roughly +10.3% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 86 School Road, CO6 1BX?

The current EPC rating for 86 School Road, CO6 1BX is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in May 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 86 School Road, CO6 1BX?

86 School Road, CO6 1BX has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (2,250 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 69% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 1BX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 86 School Road, CO6 1BX heated?

The latest EPC at 86 School Road, CO6 1BX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 86 School Road, CO6 1BX had any planning applications?

The most recent planning decision at 86 School Road, CO6 1BX was a refusal for single-storey extension (ref. 212394) in October 2021. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 86 School Road, CO6 1BX?

86 School Road, CO6 1BX is in council tax band E.

Where is 86 School Road, CO6 1BX located?

86 School Road, CO6 1BX sits in Copford, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Essex.

Is 86 School Road, CO6 1BX in a safe area?

Police records around 86 School Road, CO6 1BX show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What is the nearest station to 86 School Road, CO6 1BX?

The closest bus stop to 86 School Road, CO6 1BX is C of E Primary School, 67m away. The nearest rail option is Marks Tey Rail Station, 1.3km away.

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86 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BX

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

209 m²

2250 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 86 School Road

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

86 School Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Sold May 2022 for £600,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms4

Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 86 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a single-storey extension application was refused at 86 School Road in 2021.

Oct 2021
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension to accommodate extra bedroom and internal alterations throughout. Resubmission of 211072
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
212394
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Jun 2021
ExtensionFull
In report
Proposed addition of first floor to accommodate extra bedroom and internal alterations throughout.
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
211072
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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£638,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.3% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£600,000

Growth on file: 10.3% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

5 May 2022Most recent
£600,000
+29.0%over 2 years
26 September 2019
£465,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1BX: £560,000 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in CO6 1BX

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On the street

Versus other School Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 86 School Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,871

Street avg £3,814

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Floor Area

209 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.8 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 1BX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

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