32 Asquith Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FS
About 32 Asquith Drive
32 Asquith Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9FS). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £487,500 in March 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 126.4% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
32 Asquith Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.
- May 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0511
What's in 32 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
Latest sale on 32 Asquith Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£479,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 27 years.
£487,500
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
17 March 2025Most recent
£487,500
+233.9%over 24 years2 February 2001
£146,000
+46.1%over 2 years22 April 1998
£99,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9FS: £430,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 9FS
19 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
£430,0003 Asquith Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FS
Sold Aug 2022
£485,000
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Versus other Asquith Drive homes
32 Asquith Drive is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,047
Street avg £2,651
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 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