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1 Gordon Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FT

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
108 m²
1165 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Gordon Drive

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

1 Gordon Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9FT). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1165 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 sits 72% above the 2009 sale of £225,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, 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

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
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Gordon 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Feb 2019

EPC Rating

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

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Gordon Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Gordon Drive has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jan 2014
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Rear conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    132814
    View planning record

What's in 1 Gordon Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FT'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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Current estimate

£387,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 11 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2009)

£225,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 May 2009Most recent

    £225,000

    +20.3%over 6 years
  2. 29 November 2002

    £187,000

    +70.0%over 4 years
  3. 19 October 1998

    £110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9FT: £347,000 (2024–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Gordon Drive homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 1 Gordon Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,079

Street avg £2,884

Below

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below
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.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Oyster Business Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Brinkley Grove Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 9FT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 9FT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9FT

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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Gordon Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.