4 Carus Crescent, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FU
About 4 Carus Crescent
4 Carus Crescent is a five-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9FU). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2254 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a C (score 74). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold February 2021 for £470,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
4 Carus Crescent'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Carus Crescent has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey rear and side extension with installation of roof lights and bi - fold doors to existing single storey rear projection. Realignment of existing brickwork boundary wall with replacement of timber fence to match existing.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 152215
What's in 4 Carus Crescent, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Carus Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£502,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 17 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
15 February 2021Most recent
£470,000
+17.5%over 2 years3 December 2018
£399,995
+15.9%over 3 years5 December 2014
£345,000
+21.1%over 10 years24 June 2004
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9FU: £340,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 9FU
11 Carus Crescent, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FU
Sold Jun 2025
£365,00021 Carus Crescent, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FU
Sold Sept 2024
£365,00019 Carus Crescent, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FU
Sold Jun 2023
£200,00033 Carus Crescent, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FU
Sold Apr 2023
£295,0009 Carus Crescent, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FU
Sold Apr 2022
£270,000
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Versus other Carus Crescent homes
On floor area, 4 Carus Crescent stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,244
Street avg £3,065
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Maximus Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Trinity School. 14 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB