1 London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1DZ
About 1 London Road
1 London Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Marks Tey, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2017. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69).
At 224 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £868,000 is 12.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 40.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £770,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 London Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A an extension application was refused at 1 London Road in 2022.
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension over flat roof area
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 222526
- Jul 2022DemolitionOutlineIn report
Outline application for the construction of a single storey dwelling following the demolition of an existing extension to no. 1 London Road, Marks Tey. (All matters reserved apart from access).
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 220411
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 London Road
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 London Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£868,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 18 years.
£770,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£770,000
+92.5%over 17 years7 July 2003
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1DZ: £222,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in CO6 1DZ
2 Copford Court, London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1DZ
Sold Oct 2021
£219,5001 Copford Court, London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1DZ
Sold Apr 2021
£222,0005 London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1DZ
Sold Oct 2018
£240,0003b, London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1DZ
Sold Mar 2017
£335,00027 London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1DZ
Sold Jan 2014
£410,000
Everything we know about 1 London 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
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other London Road homes
Floor Area for 1 London Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,438
Street avg £2,889
Floor Area
224 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Motel — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.8dB