Basketts, Birch Road, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1DR
About Basketts
Basketts is a detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 738 m² (around 7944 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 738 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,450,000 sits 50.3% above the 2013 sale of £965,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 66.1% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in July 2013. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Basketts's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2018OutbuildingFullIn report
Construction of a single storey outbuilding in an 'orangery' style.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 173146
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Basketts
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
Basketts valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,450,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£965,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 July 2013Most recent
£965,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO6 1DR: £830,000 (2023–2007).
Everything we know about Basketts, 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 Birch Road homes
Floor Area for Basketts runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
738 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
38.0 t/year
Street avg 10.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.9 km
Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB