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1 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Lilian Impey Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Lilian Impey Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9GP). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Held since March 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 sits 195.9% above the 2000 sale of £143,950. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Lilian Impey Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.

  1. Jan 2007
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Retention of single storey 'Edwardian' style conservatory in light oakwoodgrain

    Extension
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/06/1950
    View planning record

What's in 1 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Lilian Impey Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£426,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2000)

£143,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 March 2000Most recent

    £143,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9GP: £360,000 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Lilian Impey Drive homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Lilian Impey Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,297

Street avg £2,420

Strongly below

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 104 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Below
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Briarwood End, Highwoods

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£331k

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£326k

1 California Close

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3 bed1 bath
£305k

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Full Colchester report

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Oyster Business Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Brinkley Grove Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 9GP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 9GP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9GP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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