2 Albany Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LB
About 2 Albany Road
2 Albany Road is a four-bedroom detached house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3LB). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2025) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
It hasn't traded since November 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 sits 266.5% above the 2002 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 60.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Albany Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with room in roof, dormer window to front, demolish existing garage and construct brick garage to side
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/02/1833
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Albany Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£568,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£155,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 November 2002Most recent
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3LB: £515,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO6 3LB
28 Albany Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LB
Sold Jan 2025
£290,0003 Albany Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LB
Sold Dec 2024
£520,00021 Albany Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LB
Sold Jul 2024
£515,00029 Albany Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LB
Sold Nov 2021
£650,0008a, Albany Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LB
Sold Mar 2021
£470,000
Everything we know about 2 Albany 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 Albany Road homes
Price per m² for 2 Albany Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£896
Street avg £2,948
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
0.2 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB