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

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
131 m²
1410 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Albany Road

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

8 Albany Road is a detached house in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3LB). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 131 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 27 EPCs).

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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.

8 Albany Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Apr 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Albany Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Albany Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Jul 2007
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Kitchen/Utility Room extension

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    071567
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2001
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/01/1431
    View planning record
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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.

8 Albany Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£436,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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).

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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.

8 Albany Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

59 (D)

Street avg 61 (D)

Below

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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.
£441k

1 Albany Road, West Bergholt

CO6 3LB

4 bed2 bath
£428k

1 Choats Cottages, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green

CO6 3PT

£464k

1 Albany Close, West Bergholt

CO6 3LE

4 bed2 bath
£403k

1 Church Cottages, Green Lane, Aldham

CO6 3RG

2 bed2 bath
£383k

1 Church Grove, Aldham

CO6 3SA

3 bed
£369k

1 Abbotts Cottages, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green

CO6 3QL

3 bed2 bath
£367k

1 Cockrells Cottages, Horkesley Road, Wormingford

CO6 3AP

£359k

1 Armoury Road, West Bergholt

CO6 3JN

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.

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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

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