What kind of home is The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX?

The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX?

The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX last sold for £560,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £80,000 in September 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between September 1996 and March 2022, The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX rose from £80,000 to £560,000, a change of £480,000. That works out to roughly +7.9% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX?

The current EPC rating for The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in March 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX?

The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (1,399 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX use?

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

Are there any planning records for The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX?

The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX has 3 approved extension applications on file including single-storey extension and two-storey rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX?

The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX is in council tax band D.

Which area is The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX in?

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

What is crime like near The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX?

Police records around The Old School House, 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 schools are near The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX?

The closest primary school to The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX is Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (307m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is The Old School House, School Road, CO6 1BX?

The closest bus stop to The Old School House, 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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The Old School House, School Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BX

3 sales on record3 planning records

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

130 m²

1399 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Old School House

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

The Old School House is a detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 2-band jump.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 130 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 51.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £560,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at The Old School House.

Sept 2018
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey front and rear extensions and replacement windows.
New Windows
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
181566
View planning record
Oct 2003
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
Documents
2 docs on file
Reference
F/COL/03/1551
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.

Price for The Old School House has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£610,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£560,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

24 March 2022Most recent
£560,000
+239.4%over 19 years
22 October 2002
£165,000
+106.3%over 6 years
29 September 1996
£80,000

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.

Years Held for The Old School House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,308

Street avg £3,694

Above

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 128 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Low

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