Greenways, Braiswick, Colchester, CO4 5AU
About Greenways
Greenways is a four-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £915,000 in February 2025. 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 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 85% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
Greenways sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Greenways has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2007FullIn report
The severance of part of garden and the erection of new chalet bungalow and garage to Greenways
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/05/1750
- Oct 2000ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
New single storey front extension forming new conservatory and front lobby including removal of existing lobby
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/00/1513
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Greenways
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Greenways has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£934,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 27 years.
£915,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
14 February 2025Most recent
£915,000
+306.7%over 26 years30 July 1998
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5AU: £575,000 (2021–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 5AU
Everything we know about Greenways, 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
Years Held for Greenways lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,621
Street avg £3,244
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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