What type of property is 20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW?

20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW is an end-of-terrace house.

When did 20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW last change hands?

20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW last sold for £255,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £266,995 in May 2018. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW?

Across 3 sales between May 2018 and February 2021, 20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW fell from £266,995 to £255,000, a change of £11,995. That works out to roughly -1.7% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW have?

The current EPC rating for 20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in May 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW?

20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (700 sq ft). That makes it about 23% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 6AW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW located?

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

What is crime like near 20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW?

Police records around 20 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 20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW?

The closest primary school to 20 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 transport links are near 20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW?

The closest bus stop to 20 Birchwood Drive, CO4 6AW is Middle Stop, 148m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Birchwood Drive, Colchester, CO4 6AW

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Floor area

65 m²

700 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

Overview

About 20 Birchwood Drive

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

20 Birchwood Drive is an end-of-terrace house in Colchester (CO4 6AW). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft). The latest certificate (May 2018) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 97).

At 65 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 45 EPCs). Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 is 15.7% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £255,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.0 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Birchwood Drive, Colchester, CO4 6AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Birchwood Drive has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

20 Birchwood Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£295,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.7% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£255,000

Growth on file: -1.7% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

26 February 2021Most recent
£255,000
-5.6%
30 October 2020
£270,000
+1.1%over 2 years
30 May 2018
£266,995

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.

On floor area, 20 Birchwood Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,923

Street avg £3,754

Above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.0 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 7 years

Below

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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

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