22 Birchwood Drive, Colchester, CO4 6AW
About 22 Birchwood Drive
22 Birchwood Drive is a two-bedroom mid-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 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 98).
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 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 2.4% per year. Sold December 2021 for £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
22 Birchwood Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 May 2028
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 22 Birchwood Drive was refused — worth checking the council file.
2 applications on record at 22 Birchwood Drive, Colchester, CO4 6AW
- Jun 2025OutlineOutcome in report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed changeof use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C2 (residential institution) - property to be used for a children solo residential placement with nonresidential carers.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 250758
- More recent applications — locked
- Change of UseAug 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 4 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2021Most recent
£280,000
+9.0%over 3 years30 May 2018
£256,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 6AW: £360,000 (2026–2025).
Nearby sales in CO4 6AW
Versus other Birchwood Drive homes
22 Birchwood Drive outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,308
Street avg £3,761
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 6 years
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Crime
430/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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB