20 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
About 20 Lilian Impey Drive
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 £466,000 sits 215% 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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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Lilian Impey Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
20 Lilian Impey Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£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
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Versus other Lilian Impey Drive homes
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
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