2 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
About 2 Lilian Impey Drive
2 Lilian Impey Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9GP). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2015) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in November 2003. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2000–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 sits 99.6% above the 2003 sale of £227,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 49.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
2 Lilian Impey Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Lilian Impey Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2001ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/01/0471
What's in 2 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
2 Lilian Impey Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£454,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 4 years.
£227,500
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
14 November 2003Most recent
£227,500
+55.9%over 3 years15 February 2000
£145,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9GP: £360,000 (2025–2019).
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
£310,00015 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Oct 2023
£400,0008 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Mar 2019
£255,000
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Versus other Lilian Impey Drive homes
On epc rating, 2 Lilian Impey Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,106
Street avg £2,373
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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