1 Fairways, Braiswick, Colchester, CO4 5TX
About 1 Fairways
1 Fairways is a five-bedroom detached house in Braiswick, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5TX). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 73).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 186 m² it's 24.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 60.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £790,000 in June 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Fairways has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/1734
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Fairways
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
Latest sale on 1 Fairways was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£791,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 26 years.
£790,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
3 June 2024Most recent
£790,000
+85.9%over 19 years29 June 2004
£425,000
+51.8%over 2 years9 January 2002
£280,000
+20.7%over 3 years4 August 1998
£232,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5TX: £545,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 5TX
16 Fairways, Braiswick, Colchester, CO4 5TX
Sold Dec 2024
£725,0004 Fairways, Braiswick, Colchester, CO4 5TX
Sold May 2023
£760,00024 Fairways, Braiswick, Colchester, CO4 5TX
Sold Nov 2019
£460,00019 Fairways, Braiswick, Colchester, CO4 5TX
Sold May 2019
£545,0008 Fairways, Braiswick, Colchester, CO4 5TX
Sold Apr 2018
£527,000
Everything we know about 1 Fairways, 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 Fairways homes
1 Fairways outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,247
Street avg £3,481
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bakers Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Braiswick Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB