4 Albany Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LB
About 4 Albany Road
4 Albany Road is a detached house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3LB). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.
At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Albany Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Albany Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Albany 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
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Sales history & valuation
4 Albany Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£483,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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 4 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
On epc rating, 4 Albany Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB