10 Chinook, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RN
About 10 Chinook
10 Chinook is a semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9RN). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) returns an A (score 104), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in September 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 5 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 50 m² the property is well over the postcode median (36 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £295,941 sits 142.6% above the 2011 sale of £122,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
10 Chinook ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Solar water heating installed
Planning history
10 Chinook has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
10 Chinook valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£295,941
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£122,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 September 2011Most recent
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9RN: £183,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 9RN
14 Chinook, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RN
Sold Oct 2025
£183,00063 Chinook, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RN
Sold Mar 2025
£90,00023 Chinook, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RN
Sold Oct 2023
£125,00073 Chinook, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RN
Sold Sept 2023
£285,0008 Chinook, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RN
Sold Aug 2022
£227,000
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Versus other Chinook homes
EPC Rating for 10 Chinook runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,440
Street avg £3,078
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
-0.5 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
Derwent Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Highwoods Community Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB