What kind of home is 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS?

17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS?

17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS last sold for £430,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £110,000 in January 1998, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS?

Across 2 sales between January 1998 and December 2022, 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS rose from £110,000 to £430,000, a change of £320,000. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS?

The current EPC rating for 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in August 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS?

17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (1,367 sq ft). That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 9FS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS use?

The latest EPC at 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS?

17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS is in council tax band E.

Which area is 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS in?

17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS sits in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS?

Police records around 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS?

The closest primary school to 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS is Brinkley Grove Primary School (254m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Gilberd School (361m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS?

The closest bus stop to 17 Asquith Drive, CO4 9FS is Brinkley Lane, 94m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Asquith Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FS

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

127 m²

1367 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Asquith Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Asquith Drive is a detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9FS). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 155.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £430,000. 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

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Asquith Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Asquith Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£460,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£430,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

9 December 2022Most recent
£430,000
+290.9%over 24 years
21 January 1998
£110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9FS: £450,000 (2025–2022).

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Versus other Asquith Drive homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 17 Asquith Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,386

Street avg £2,634

Above

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Brinkley Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Brinkley Grove Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 9FS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9FS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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