1 Armoury Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JN
About 1 Armoury Road
1 Armoury Road is a three-bedroom detached house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3JN). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 is 34% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 45.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
1 Armoury Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a two-storey front extension application was refused at 1 Armoury Road in 2021.
- Aug 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two storey front extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 211838
- Mar 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 150129
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Armoury 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
1 Armoury Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.8% per year over 11 years.
£268,000
Growth on file: 13.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
26 September 2007Most recent
£268,000
+94.9%over 5 years30 November 2001
£137,500
+121.8%over 5 years21 May 1996
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3JN: £360,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in CO6 3JN
7 Armoury Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JN
Sold Mar 2025
£358,000Durham House, Armoury Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JN
Sold Jun 2021
£360,00021 Armoury Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JN
Sold Aug 2017
£530,00017 Armoury Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JN
Sold Aug 2017
£380,0003 Armoury Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JN
Sold Dec 2013
£240,000
Everything we know about 1 Armoury 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 Armoury Road homes
1 Armoury Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,978
Street avg £2,812
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Armoury Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt. 7 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB