12 Wickham Road

CO3 3ED

  • Terraced
  • Freehold
  • 3 bedrooms (estimate)
  • 710 sq ft
  • EPC E

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What comparable sales show

Fair match

£260,000

Range £216,000 to £304,000 · £366 per sq ft

Since last sale

+£128,000

+97.0% since Oct 2003, +3.0% a year

Rank in CO3 3ED

28th of 39

Postcode average £276,128

From completed sales of similar homes nearby, adjusted for floor area. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.

In short

12 Wickham Road is a 3 bedroom freehold terraced in CO3 of about 710 sq ft.

Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £216,000 to £304,000, about £260,000 in the middle.

That makes it the 28th highest of the 39 homes we can compare in CO3 3ED, where the middle figure averages £276,128.

It last sold for £132,000 in October 2003; comparable sales suggest it has gained about £128,000 since, roughly +3.0% a year.

Across Colchester, average prices fell 1.4% in the year to August 2026.

Where in the range would yours sell?

Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.

Lower end

£216,000

Middle

£260,000

Upper end

£304,000

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The street

Wickham Road and its sales

12 Wickham Road on the map

This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Wickham Road. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.

The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

How 12 Wickham Road compares with Wickham Road

Against the 6 completed sales on the street in the last two years

  • Its middle figure of £260,000 is 4% below the street's median sale price of £270,000.
  • At 710 sq ft it is 21% below the median size of the homes sold here, 904 sq ft.
  • That is £366 per sq ft, 25% above the street's median of £293 per sq ft.
  • 0 of those 6 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 6 for the same or more.

A comparison of completed sales, not a valuation: it cannot see condition, layout or work done since a home last sold.

Sales activity on Wickham Road

Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter

Sales in two years
6
Average price
£269,167
Lowest
£260,000
Highest
£275,000
QuarterSalesMedian price
Q1 20252£267,500
Q2 20250–
Q3 20250–
Q4 20252£272,500
Q1 20262£267,500
Q2 20260–
Q3 20260–
Q4 20260–
Type of homeShare of salesMedian pricePer sq ft
Terraced houses100% (6)£270,000£293

Completed sales on Wickham Road

Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.

AddressSoldPriceTypeSizePer sq ft
78 Wickham RoadCO3 3EEJan 2026£270,000Terraced––
74 Wickham RoadCO3 3EEJan 2026£265,000Terraced904 sq ft£293
5 Wickham RoadCO3 3EDDec 2025£275,000Terraced775 sq ft£355
63 Wickham RoadCO3 3EENov 2025£270,000Terraced1,033 sq ft£261
67 Wickham RoadCO3 3EEFeb 2025£275,000Terraced786 sq ft£350
64 Wickham RoadCO3 3EEJan 2025£260,000Terraced8,299 sq ft£31

Energy

How efficient the home is

Energy performance certificate

From the official register for 12 Wickham Road, lodged 5 April 2013.

Ran out 5 April 2023
ScoreNowCould reach
92+A
81–91B
84B
69–80C
55–68D
39–54E
53E
21–38F
1–20G

Rating now

E53 points

Could reach

B84 points

31 points higher with the improvements below

Built
1900–1929
Solar panels
None recorded

What the assessor found

Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.

  • Walls

    Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

    Poor
  • Roof

    Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation

    Average
  • Floor

    Solid, no insulation (assumed)

    Not rated on the certificate

  • Heating

    Boiler and radiators, mains gas

    Good
  • Heating controls

    No time or thermostatic control of room temperature

    Very poor
  • Hot water

    From main system, no cylinder thermostat

    Average
  • Lighting

    Low energy lighting in 38% of fixed outlets

    Average

Estimated running costs

A year, now and after the recommended improvements.

£354 a year less after the improvements

Heating

£569now
£337after

Hot water

£253now
£155after

Lighting

£63now
£39after

The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2013), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.

Improvements the certificate recommends

In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.

  1. 1

    Cavity wall insulation

    Typical cost £500–£1,500 · saves about £91 a year

    Rating after58D
  2. 2

    Floor insulation

    Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £33 a year

    Rating after59D
  3. 3

    Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets

    Typical cost £25 · saves about £21 a year

    Rating after60D
  4. 4

    Upgrade heating controls

    Typical cost £350–£450 · saves about £49 a year

    Rating after63D
  5. 5

    Replace boiler with new condensing boiler

    Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £58 a year

    Rating after66D
  6. 6

    Flue gas heat recovery in conjunction with boiler

    Typical cost £900 · saves about £18 a year

    Rating after67D
  7. 7

    Solar water heating

    Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £45 a year

    Rating after69C
  8. 8

    Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazed windows

    Typical cost £3,300–£6,500 · saves about £41 a year

    Rating after72C
  9. 9

    Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp

    Typical cost £9,000–£14,000 · saves about £238 a year

    Rating after83B
  10. 10

    Wind turbine

    Typical cost £1,500–£4,000 · saves about £19 a year

    Rating after84B

Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.

History

What it has sold for

Sale history

Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995

20012003Today
Solid columns are registered sales. The dashed column is the middle of what comparable sales show today, not a sale.
SoldPrice paidChangeA year
October 2003£132,000+79.6%+35.5%
November 2001£73,495First sale–

Nearby

Neighbours and the sales behind the figure

Homes in CO3 3ED

Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.

The completed sales behind the figure

Similar homes nearby, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.

HomePriceSoldSizePer sq ftAway
5 Wickham RoadCO3 3ED · Terraced£275,000Dec 2025775 sq ft£355< 0.1 mi
20 Salisbury AvenueCO3 3DN · Terraced£306,000May 2026840 sq ft£3640.1 mi
74 Wickham RoadCO3 3EE · Terraced£265,000Jan 2026904 sq ft£2930.1 mi
59 Maldon RoadCO3 3AQ · Terraced£220,000Nov 2025775 sq ft£2840.2 mi
10 Hospital RoadCO3 3HJ · Terraced£150,000Nov 2025667 sq ft£2250.2 mi
4 Alexandra TerraceCO3 3DE · Terraced£200,000Feb 2026872 sq ft£2290.2 mi
67 Wickham RoadCO3 3EE · Terraced£275,000Feb 2025786 sq ft£3500.1 mi
63 Wickham RoadCO3 3EE · Terraced£270,000Nov 20251,033 sq ft£2610.1 mi
7 Stable RoadCO2 7GN · Terraced£355,000Mar 2025872 sq ft£4070.2 mi
5 Creffield RoadCO3 3JB · Terraced£355,000Mar 2025904 sq ft£3930.1 mi
84 Garland RoadCO2 7GD · Terraced£400,000Nov 20251,184 sq ft£3380.1 mi
7 Creffield RoadCO3 3JB · Terraced£420,000Oct 20251,195 sq ft£3520.1 mi

The area

CO3 at a glance

What buyers have paid in CO3

Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before

TypeSalesAverage priceAverage sizePer sq ftOn the year
All homes359£349,3251,002 sq ft£355−10.0%
Flats68£180,160639 sq ft£265−6.8%
Terraced59£285,490871 sq ft£342−6.7%
Semi-detached102£347,968949 sq ft£382−2.6%
Detached127£466,3401,279 sq ft£383−9.4%

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Energy performance data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of March 2013.

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