What type of property is 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW?

15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW sell for?

15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW last sold for £390,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £317,995 in June 2018, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW?

Across 2 sales between June 2018 and December 2022, 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW rose from £317,995 to £390,000, a change of £72,005. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW?

The current EPC rating for 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in June 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW?

15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (969 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW heated?

The latest EPC at 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW located?

15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW sits in Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW?

Police records around 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW?

The closest primary school to 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW is Myland Community Primary School (323m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Trinity School (1.5km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW?

The closest bus stop to 15 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW is Middle Stop, 148m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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15 Birchwood Drive, Colchester, CO4 6AW

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

90 m²

969 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Overview

About 15 Birchwood Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

15 Birchwood Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 6AW). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft). The latest certificate (June 2018) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95).

Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Last sale on file: £390,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

15 Birchwood Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.3 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Birchwood Drive, Colchester, CO4 6AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Birchwood Drive has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£385,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£390,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

9 December 2022Most recent
£390,000
+22.6%over 4 years
26 June 2018
£317,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 6AW: £450,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Birchwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 42 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 15 Birchwood Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,333

Street avg £3,744

Strongly above

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

On par

Years Held

3 years

Street avg 7 years

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Middle Stop — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Myland Community Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 6AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 6AW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.0dB

Low

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