15 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
About 15 Lilian Impey Drive
15 Lilian Impey Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9GP). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £400,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 188.2% 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
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
15 Lilian Impey Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
15 Lilian Impey Drive has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear conservatory extension
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/1750
What's in 15 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 15 Lilian Impey Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 24 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
22 October 2023Most recent
£400,000
+19.4%over 6 years25 May 2017
£335,000
+45.0%over 12 years15 May 2005
£231,000
+87.8%over 5 years20 December 1999
£122,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9GP: £360,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CO4 9GP
11 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Jul 2025
£375,00022 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Jan 2025
£360,0009 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Jun 2024
£310,0008 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Mar 2019
£255,00016 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Sept 2018
£365,000
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Versus other Lilian Impey Drive homes
On price per m², 15 Lilian Impey Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,960
Street avg £2,263
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 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
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB