17 Gratian Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EX
About 17 Gratian Close
17 Gratian Close is a semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9EX). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since December 2003, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 sits 128.8% above the 2003 sale of £142,495. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 18.3% below the postcode norm. 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 84 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 25 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
17 Gratian Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Gratian Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear conservatory extension
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/1493
What's in 17 Gratian Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
17 Gratian Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£142,495
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 December 2003Most recent
£142,495
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9EX: £295,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CO4 9EX
15 Gratian Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EX
Sold Nov 2024
£380,0005 Gratian Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EX
Sold Oct 2024
£210,00049 Gratian Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EX
Sold May 2022
£330,00059 Gratian Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EX
Sold Sept 2021
£295,00031 Gratian Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EX
Sold Dec 2020
£275,000
Everything we know about 17 Gratian Close, 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 Gratian Close homes
Habitable Rooms for 17 Gratian Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,696
Street avg £2,449
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Newcomen Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Trinity School. 16 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
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB