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4 Grantham Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TU

5 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Grantham Road

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

4 Grantham Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4TU). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Sold July 2019 for £282,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £352,000 is 24.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • 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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Grantham Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2008
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    First floor side extension and single storey front extension.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    080622
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What's in 4 Grantham Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TU'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.

4 Grantham Road has changed hands more often than typical for the area.

Current estimate

£352,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£282,500

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 July 2019Most recent

    £282,500

    +22.8%over 4 years
  2. 16 January 2015

    £229,995

    +17.9%over 2 years
  3. 17 May 2012

    £195,000

    +11.5%over 3 years
  4. 30 January 2009

    £174,950

    +18.2%over 4 years
  5. 6 February 2004

    £148,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4TU: £330,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Grantham Road homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 4 Grantham Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,592

Street avg £2,708

Below

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

On par
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.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Malvern Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 4TU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 4TU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 4TU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Grantham Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4TU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.