9 Braiswick, Colchester, CO4 5AU
About 9 Braiswick
9 Braiswick is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £841,000 is 31.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 38.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £640,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2013BasementFullIn report
Amendments to design of replacement dwelling (approved under application ref. 081678 to include: - provision of basement - amend height and width to allow increased levels of insulation - reduction in the amount of glass in the southern elevation.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 100781
- Jul 2012Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed rear extension and part loft conversion and internal amendments.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 120927
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 9 Braiswick
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 9 Braiswick has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£841,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
9 February 2021Most recent
£640,000
+75.3%over 13 years18 December 2007
£365,000
+204.2%over 11 years13 June 1996
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5AU: £575,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 5AU
Everything we know about 9 Braiswick, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Braiswick homes
Price per m²
£3,478
Street avg £3,326
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Golf Club — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Braiswick Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB