14 Avitus Way, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EY
About 14 Avitus Way
14 Avitus Way is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9EY). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 93.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £455,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2024DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and proposed single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 240746
What's in 14 Avitus Way, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 14 Avitus Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£454,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 19 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
19 December 2022Most recent
£455,000
+82.0%over 15 years25 March 2007
£250,000
+28.4%over 3 years20 February 2004
£194,745
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9EY: £292,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 9EY
25 Avitus Way, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EY
Sold Aug 2025
£345,00033 Avitus Way, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EY
Sold Jul 2024
£275,0001 Avitus Way, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EY
Sold Dec 2023
£292,50019 Avitus Way, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EY
Sold May 2022
£290,0005 Avitus Way, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9EY
Sold Mar 2022
£365,000
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Versus other Avitus Way homes
14 Avitus Way outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,922
Street avg £2,573
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Maximus Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Trinity School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB