47 Albrighton Croft, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RH
About 47 Albrighton Croft
47 Albrighton Croft is an end-of-terrace house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9RH). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
Last sale on file: £257,500 in August 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 66 m² it's 16.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 32 EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 120.8% 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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
47 Albrighton Croft has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
47 Albrighton Croft has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 25 years.
£257,500
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2021Most recent
£257,500
+31.4%over 6 years5 August 2015
£196,000
+142.0%over 13 years5 August 2001
£81,000
+20.9%over 1 year9 September 1999
£67,000
+42.6%over 2 years16 October 1996
£47,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9RH: £225,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 9RH
9 Albrighton Croft, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RH
Sold Aug 2024
£163,75071 Albrighton Croft, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RH
Sold Jan 2024
£130,0003 Albrighton Croft, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RH
Sold May 2021
£235,00037 Albrighton Croft, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RH
Sold Aug 2020
£262,50031 Albrighton Croft, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RH
Sold Oct 2019
£225,000
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Versus other Albrighton Croft homes
47 Albrighton Croft is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,902
Street avg £2,725
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
Berkley Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB