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2 Asquith Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FS

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
127 m²
1367 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Asquith Drive

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

2 Asquith Drive is a four-bedroom 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 (July 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Last sale on file: £440,000 in October 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 is 10% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 167.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Asquith Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Asquith Drive has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Nov 2008
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Single storey side and rear extension

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    081722
    View planning record

What's in 2 Asquith Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FS's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 2 Asquith Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£484,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£440,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 October 2020Most recent

    £440,000

    +12.8%over 4 years

  2. 6 October 2016

    £390,000

    +100.0%over 13 years

  3. 8 November 2002

    £195,000

    +82.3%over 3 years

  4. 20 November 1998

    £106,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9FS: £430,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Asquith Drive homes

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

2 Asquith Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,465

Street avg £2,631

Strongly above

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£484k

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£394k

1 Asquith Drive, Highwoods

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4 bed2 bath
£390k

1 Dudley Road

CO4 9AY

3 bed2 bath
£361k

1 Briarwood End, Highwoods

CO4 9SE

3 bed2 bath
£331k

1 Avitus Way, Highwoods

CO4 9EY

3 bed2 bath
£326k

1 California Close

CO4 9SG

3 bed1 bath
£305k

1 Carus Crescent, Highwoods

CO4 9FU

3 bed
£303k

1 Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods

CO4 9XR

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Full Colchester report

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for CO4 9FS

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
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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