43 Gratian Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EX
About 43 Gratian Close
43 Gratian Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9EX). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 is 22.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 27.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
43 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
43 Gratian Close has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2011ConservatoryFullIn report
New conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 110120
- Sept 2007Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of existing garage to form addtiional habitable room and link extension
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 072277
What's in 43 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
43 Gratian Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£454,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 13 years.
£371,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
10 August 2017Most recent
£371,000
+51.4%over 13 years24 June 2004
£244,995
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
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Versus other Gratian Close homes
43 Gratian Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,650
Street avg £2,409
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 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