1 Gordon Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FT
About 1 Gordon Drive
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.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Gordon Drive
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Feb 2019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
Planning history
1 Gordon Drive has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2014ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 132814
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.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 11 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
14 May 2009Most recent
£225,000
+20.3%over 6 years29 November 2002
£187,000
+70.0%over 4 years19 October 1998
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9FT: £347,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in CO4 9FT
11 Gordon Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FT
Sold Jul 2024
£450,00013 Gordon Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FT
Sold Sept 2019
£320,0007 Gordon Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FT
Sold Sept 2018
£368,0009 Gordon Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FT
Sold Mar 2015
£240,0006 Gordon Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FT
Sold Nov 2006
£236,000
Everything we know about 1 Gordon 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 Gordon Drive homes
On co₂ emissions, 1 Gordon Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,079
Street avg £2,884
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Oyster Business Park — 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
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB