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27 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
191 m²
2056 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 27 Chapel Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. May 2018
    PorchFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension & alteration to create garage.

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    172264
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

27 Chapel Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£681,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£555,000

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 January 2021Most recent

    £555,000

    +200.0%over 18 years
  2. 30 July 2002

    £185,000

    +85.0%over 2 years
  3. 26 November 1999

    £100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3JB: £260,000 (2025–2011).

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On the street

Versus other Chapel Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 27 Chapel Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,906

Street avg £3,105

On par

Floor Area

191 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 3JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 3JB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 3JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 27 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.