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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
22 Birchwood Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 22 Birchwood Drive was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Aug 2025Change of UseFullIn report
Change of Use of Dwelling (Class C3) to Residential Use for a Single Child in need of Care (Class C2)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 251379
- Jun 2025OutlineIn 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
What's in 22 Birchwood Drive, Colchester, CO4 6AW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£296,000
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: £450,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CO4 6AW
31 Birchwood Drive, Colchester, CO4 6AW
Sold Aug 2025
£465,00018 Birchwood Drive, Colchester, CO4 6AW
Sold Mar 2025
£360,00016 Birchwood Drive, Colchester, CO4 6AW
Sold Mar 2025
£297,50025 Birchwood Drive, Colchester, CO4 6AW
Sold Feb 2025
£452,00037 Birchwood Drive, Colchester, CO4 6AW
Sold Jul 2024
£450,000
Everything we know about 22 Birchwood Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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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 £3,745
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 7 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB