27 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB
About 27 Chapel Road
27 Chapel Road is a detached house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3JB). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £681,000 is 22.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 27.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £555,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2018PorchFullIn report
Removal existing garage window replacement with up & over door, demolition of open porch, rebuilding with enclosed type. Resubmission of 172264
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 180790
- Nov 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension & alteration to create garage.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 172264
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
27 Chapel Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£681,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 21 years.
£555,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
7 January 2021Most recent
£555,000
+200.0%over 18 years30 July 2002
£185,000
+85.0%over 2 years26 November 1999
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3JB: £260,000 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in CO6 3JB
33 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB
Sold Apr 2025
£730,00017 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB
Sold Nov 2017
£260,00037 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB
Sold Oct 2011
£289,0009 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB
Sold Jun 2010
£167,50023 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB
Sold Mar 2009
£270,000
Everything we know about 27 Chapel 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

Versus other Chapel Road homes
EPC Rating for 27 Chapel Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,906
Street avg £3,105
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.0 km
Albany Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB