9 Carus Crescent, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FU
About 9 Carus Crescent
9 Carus Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9FU). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.
At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £270,000. 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. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£448/sq ft) was about 103.7% 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
9 Carus Crescent has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 18 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
20 April 2022Most recent
£270,000
+28.6%over 4 years11 July 2017
£210,000
+31.3%over 10 years11 January 2007
£159,995
+3.2%over 2 years19 August 2004
£155,000
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
£295,0005 Carus Crescent, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FU
Sold Jun 2021
£208,000
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Versus other Carus Crescent homes
On price per m², 9 Carus Crescent stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,821
Street avg £2,913
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB