18 Asquith Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FS
About 18 Asquith Drive
18 Asquith Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9FS). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1371 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 sits 285.9% above the 1998 sale of £104,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 38.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
18 Asquith Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2004Garage ConversionFullIn report
Porch and garage conversion and canopy along side elevation
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/0129
What's in 18 Asquith Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
18 Asquith Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£104,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 May 1998Most recent
£104,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9FS: £430,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 9FS
32 Asquith Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FS
Sold Mar 2025
£487,50019 Asquith Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FS
Sold May 2024
£450,00036 Asquith Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FS
Sold May 2024
£415,00038 Asquith Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FS
Sold Mar 2024
£350,00017 Asquith Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FS
Sold Dec 2022
£430,000
Everything we know about 18 Asquith Drive, 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 Asquith Drive homes
Price per m² for 18 Asquith Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£824
Street avg £2,756
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Brinkley Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Brinkley Grove Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB