5 Burrows Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RZ
About 5 Burrows Road
5 Burrows Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Earls Colne, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 2RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Last sale on file: £265,000 in November 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£440/sq ft) was about 73.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it's 29.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Burrows Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Burrows Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 25 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
11 November 2021Most recent
£265,000
+17.8%over 9 months26 January 2021
£225,000
+14.8%over 4 years20 September 2016
£196,000
+553.3%over 19 years31 January 1997
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 2RZ: £245,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CO6 2RZ
37 Burrows Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RZ
Sold Sept 2023
£240,0007 Burrows Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RZ
Sold Jun 2023
£263,0008 Burrows Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RZ
Sold Sept 2018
£245,00029 Burrows Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RZ
Sold May 2017
£260,00027 Burrows Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2RZ
Sold Aug 2015
£281,750
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Versus other Burrows Road homes
On epc rating, 5 Burrows Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,732
Street avg £3,248
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
The Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB