What type of property is 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB?

8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB is a 4-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

When did 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB last change hands?

8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB last sold for £470,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £290,000 in July 2005, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between July 2005 and March 2021, 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB rose from £290,000 to £470,000, a change of £180,000. That works out to roughly +3.1% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB?

The current EPC rating for 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in April 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB?

8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (1,410 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 3LB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB heated?

The latest EPC at 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB?

8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB is in council tax band E.

Where is 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB located?

8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB sits in West Bergholt, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Essex.

Is 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB in a safe area?

Police records around 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB?

The closest primary school to 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB is Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt (583m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Helena School (2.9km).

What is the nearest station to 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB?

The closest bus stop to 8a, Albany Road, CO6 3LB is Armoury Road, 151m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

131 m²

1410 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8a

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

8a is a four-bedroom 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 E. 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. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 131 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 27 EPCs). Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 56.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £470,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8a'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

D59

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 8a, Albany Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8a 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£485,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£470,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

15 March 2021Most recent
£470,000
+62.1%over 15 years
28 July 2005
£290,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3LB: £515,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in CO6 3LB

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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.

Habitable Rooms for 8a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,588

Street avg £2,826

Strongly above

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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4 bed2 bath

£624k

1 Brick Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham

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4 bed3 bath

£697k

1 Chapel Road, West Bergholt

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4 bed2 bath

£383k

1 Church Grove, Aldham

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3 bed

£369k

1 Abbotts Cottages, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green

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3 bed2 bath

£359k

1 Armoury Road, West Bergholt

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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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· 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

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80 dB

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