7 Gordon Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FT
About 7 Gordon Drive
7 Gordon Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9FT). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer: September 2018 at £368,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 is 22% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 86.8% 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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Gordon Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 251703
What's in 7 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 grown by over 3x since 1998.
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 20 years.
£368,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2018Most recent
£368,000
+6.1%over 2 years29 August 2016
£347,000
+38.8%over 9 years8 May 2007
£250,000
+140.4%over 8 years22 October 1998
£104,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9FT: £240,000 (2024–2006).
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
£320,0009 Gordon Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FT
Sold Mar 2015
£240,0001 Gordon Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FT
Sold May 2009
£225,0006 Gordon Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FT
Sold Nov 2006
£236,000
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Versus other Gordon Drive homes
7 Gordon Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,228
Street avg £2,654
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 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