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.
Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £821,000 is 10.3% below the 2025 sale of £915,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 85% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
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Energy performance
Greenways sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 September 2027
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Planning history
Greenways has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at Greenways, Braiswick, Colchester, CO4 5AU
- Oct 2000ConservatoryFullOutcome in 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
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJul 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Greenways has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£821,000
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
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
430/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