8 Blackbrook Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TL
About 8 Blackbrook Road
8 Blackbrook Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4TL). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £529,000 is 29% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 20.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £410,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
8 Blackbrook Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Blackbrook Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2020Change Of UseAmendmentIn report
Change of use to allow conversion of double garage in to a News Agentsand Convenience Store
- Documents
- 110 docs on file
- Reference
- 201122
- Jun 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory extension to rear
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0662
What's in 8 Blackbrook Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 Blackbrook Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£529,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 16 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
3 December 2018Most recent
£410,000
+90.7%over 16 years27 August 2002
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4TL: £243,500 (2023–2010).
Nearby sales in CO6 4TL
11 Blackbrook Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TL
Sold May 2023
£490,0009 Blackbrook Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TL
Sold Jul 2014
£243,50020 Blackbrook Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TL
Sold Jul 2011
£250,00012 Blackbrook Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TL
Sold Oct 2006
£223,0003 Blackbrook Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TL
Sold Sept 2006
£274,000
Everything we know about 8 Blackbrook Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Blackbrook Road homes
8 Blackbrook Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,303
Street avg £2,497
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.4dB