9 Gratian Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EX
About 9 Gratian Close
9 Gratian Close is a detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9EX). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 is 28.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 23.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in March 2017.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
9 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Gratian Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 172736
What's in 9 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
9 Gratian Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£453,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 13 years.
£352,500
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2017Most recent
£352,500
+41.0%over 7 years14 October 2009
£249,995
+10.6%over 5 years28 November 2003
£225,995
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
On epc rating, 9 Gratian Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,573
Street avg £2,412
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 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.
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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