2 Curds Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JT
About 2 Curds Road
2 Curds Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2JT). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1498 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £602,000 sits 53.4% above the 2011 sale of £392,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
Know exactly what you're buying at 2 Curds Road
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Curds Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Nov 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2018OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Application for a proposed lawful development certificate - Detached single storey outbuilding
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01314/PLD
What's in 2 Curds Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Curds Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£602,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£392,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 July 2011Most recent
£392,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2JT: £239,995 (2023–2008).
Nearby sales in CO6 2JT
Rosita, Curds Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JT
Sold Mar 2023
£605,000Daisey Cottage, Curds Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JT
Sold May 2017
£3,000Rede Cottage, Curds Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JT
Sold Feb 2017
£260,0007 Curds Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JT
Sold Aug 2008
£195,000Spring Cottage, Curds Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2JT
Sold Jun 2003
£250,000
Everything we know about 2 Curds Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Curds Road homes
Price per m²
£2,820
Street avg £2,316
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
1.4 km
Church Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery. 1 school 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
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB