5 Coach Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AS
About 5 Coach Road
5 Coach Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4AS). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (149 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£447/sq ft) was about 110.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2023 at £457,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
5 Coach Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed side and rear extension, new garage
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 232358
What's in 5 Coach Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Coach Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£497,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£457,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 May 2023Most recent
£457,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4AS: £403,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in CO6 4AS
14 Coach Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AS
Sold Dec 2024
£715,0003 Coach Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AS
Sold Sept 2024
£580,00018 Coach Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AS
Sold Aug 2016
£403,0006 Coach Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AS
Sold Sept 2013
£335,00010 Coach Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4AS
Sold May 2012
£275,000
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Versus other Coach Road homes
Price per m² for 5 Coach Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,811
Street avg £3,034
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.1 km
Coach Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB