Durham House, Armoury Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JN
About Durham House
Durham House is a three-bedroom detached house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3JN). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 is 10% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 79.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £360,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Durham House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 20 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
17 June 2021Most recent
£360,000
+16.1%over 5 years29 January 2016
£310,000
+158.3%over 14 years3 April 2001
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3JN: £358,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in CO6 3JN
7 Armoury Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JN
Sold Mar 2025
£358,00021 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
£240,000Inverewe, Armoury Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JN
Sold Jun 2013
£243,000
Everything we know about Durham House, 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 Armoury Road homes
On habitable rooms, Durham House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,673
Street avg £2,713
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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