96 School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BX
About 96 School Road
96 School Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 is 33.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 2015.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
96 School Road has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed Extensions.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 162670
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
96 School Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 December 2015Most recent
£250,000
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 96 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
96 School Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,676
Street avg £3,747
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB