What kind of home is 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP?

16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP?

16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP last sold for £365,000 in September 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £143,995 in October 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between October 1999 and September 2018, 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP rose from £143,995 to £365,000, a change of £221,005. That works out to roughly +5% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP?

The current EPC rating for 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in July 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP?

16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (1,356 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 9GP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP use?

The latest EPC at 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP have?

16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in June 2009 under ref. 090527. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP?

16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP is in council tax band E.

Which area is 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP in?

16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP sits in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP?

Police records around 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP?

The closest primary school to 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP is Brinkley Grove Primary School (290m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Gilberd School (370m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP?

The closest bus stop to 16 Lilian Impey Drive, CO4 9GP is Oyster Business Park, 94m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

126 m²

1356 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Lilian Impey Drive

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

16 Lilian Impey Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9GP). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 126 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 17 EPCs). Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 is 30.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 107.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £365,000 in September 2018.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDouble

Building

Previously extendedYes

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

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Lilian Impey Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Jun 2009
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
090527
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What's in 16 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.

Current estimate

£476,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£365,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

27 September 2018Most recent
£365,000
+62.2%over 13 years
24 August 2005
£225,000
+56.3%over 5 years
20 October 1999
£143,995

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.

Floor Area for 16 Lilian Impey Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,897

Street avg £2,326

Above

Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

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Area

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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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Noise

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9GP

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