Springfield Lodge, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DH
About Springfield Lodge
Springfield Lodge is a two-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 108 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 8 years since the last transfer (February 2018). Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 is 42.8% above the 2018 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Springfield Lodge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Springfield Lodge has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Silver Birch - Section fell to ground level. T2 T3 & T4 Cotoneaster- Fell
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 210675
- Oct 2018ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge conditions 4, 5 & 6 of planning permission 181053.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 182203
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£414,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 February 2018Most recent
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1DH: £715,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO6 1DH
White Lodge, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DH
Sold Mar 2025
£645,000Mildmays, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DH
Sold Feb 2023
£715,000Grove Cottage, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DH
Sold Mar 2022
£660,000Mill Stones, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DH
Sold Mar 2022
£825,000Bishopsmere, Rectory Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DH
Sold Feb 2021
£1,250,000
Everything we know about Springfield Lodge, 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 Rectory Road homes
EPC Rating for Springfield Lodge lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,685
Street avg £3,559
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 190 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
Copford Green — 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
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB