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20 Blackbrook Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TL

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
126 m²
1352 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Blackbrook Road

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

20 Blackbrook Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4TL). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1352 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 sits 66.4% above the 2011 sale of £250,000. On the market in July 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

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

20 Blackbrook 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Aug 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Blackbrook Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Blackbrook Road has an approved extension on the planning record.

  1. May 2001
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/01/0476
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What's in 20 Blackbrook Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TL's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

20 Blackbrook Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£416,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£250,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 July 2011Most recent

    £250,000

    +4.2%over 5 years

  2. 9 December 2005

    £239,995

    +60.5%over 4 years

  3. 8 March 2001

    £149,500

    +19.6%over 1 year

  4. 28 October 1999

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4TL: £243,500 (2023–2010).

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On the street

Versus other Blackbrook Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 20 Blackbrook Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,990

Street avg £2,601

Strongly below

Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 134 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£481k

1 Braeburn Road, Great Horkesley

CO6 4FH

4 bed2 bath
£487k

1 Broad Oaks, Leavenheath

CO6 4UJ

4 bed2 bath
£584k

1 David May Gardens, Great Horkesley

CO6 4WH

4 bed2 bath
£373k

1 Butt Road, Stoke By Nayland

CO6 4RB

3 bed
£467k

1 Blacksmiths Cottages, Bures Road, Nayland

CO6 4ND

3 bed3 bath
£880k

1 Court Street, Nayland

CO6 4JL

4 bed
£367k

1 Church Mews, High Street, Nayland

CO6 4JF

2 bed
£355k

1 Beech Cottages, Church Street, Stoke By Nayland

CO6 4QH

2 bed1 bath
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

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Green Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School. 10 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 4TL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 4TL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 4TL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.4dB

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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