12 Libius Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FX
About 12 Libius Drive
12 Libius Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9FX). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–184 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2019) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 is 18.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 44.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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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
12 Libius Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
12 Libius Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
12 Libius Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£178,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 14 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
26 July 2017Most recent
£150,000
+20.0%over 14 years26 June 2003
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9FX: £170,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 9FX
20 Libius Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FX
Sold Dec 2024
£197,0006 Libius Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FX
Sold Jan 2023
£184,5004 Libius Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FX
Sold Jun 2019
£160,00010 Libius Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FX
Sold May 2016
£164,0005 Libius Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9FX
Sold Dec 2014
£325,000
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Versus other Libius Drive homes
On floor area, 12 Libius Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,000
Street avg £2,509
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Water Tower — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Trinity School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB