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28 Albany Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LB

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 28 Albany Road

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

28 Albany Road is a semi-detached house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3LB). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

A recent sale: £290,000 in January 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 85.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2024from Apr 2012
Low Energy Lighting
50%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Albany Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

28 Albany Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.
Current estimate

£318,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£290,000

Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 January 2025Most recent

    £290,000

    +19.6%over 7 years

  2. 27 July 2017

    £242,500

    +38.6%over 5 years

  3. 25 July 2012

    £175,000

    +17.4%over 6 years

  4. 6 October 2005

    £149,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3LB: £515,000 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Albany Road homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

28 Albany Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,203

Street avg £2,798

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£319k

1 Bradbrook Cottages, Armoury Road, West Bergholt

CO6 3JW

£309k

1 Church Road, Fordham

CO6 3NA

£328k

1 Church House Farm Cottage, Rectory Road, Aldham

CO6 3RS

£299k

1 Church Cottage, Church Road, Wormingford

CO6 3AZ

£359k

1 Armoury Road, West Bergholt

CO6 3JN

3 bed
£367k

1 Cockrells Cottages, Horkesley Road, Wormingford

CO6 3AP

£369k

1 Abbotts Cottages, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green

CO6 3QL

3 bed2 bath
£383k

1 Church Grove, Aldham

CO6 3SA

3 bed
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.
Full Colchester report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

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 3LB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 3LB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 3LB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

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 28 Albany Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.