Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
20 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
133 m²
1432 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 20 Lilian Impey Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Lilian Impey Drive is a detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9GP). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in April 2000. 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 £486,000 sits 228.5% above the 2000 sale of £147,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 21.4% below the postcode norm. At 133 m² it's 26.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 17 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Mar 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 March 2034
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
20 Lilian Impey Drive has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
20 Lilian Impey Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£486,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2000)
£147,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 April 2000Most recent
£147,950
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
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.
20 Lilian Impey Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,112
Street avg £2,431
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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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.
Crime
430/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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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