9 Chinook, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RN
About 9 Chinook
9 Chinook is a semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9RN). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 25 m² this is the 4th smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to A across 43 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £101,000 sits 55.4% above the 2016 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (37 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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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
9 Chinook has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
9 Chinook's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£101,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.5% per year over 10 years.
£65,000
Growth on file: 0.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2016Most recent
£65,000
-5.8%over 9 years16 October 2006
£69,000
+11.3%over 8 months13 February 2006
£62,000
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
Price per m²
£2,600
Street avg £2,210
Floor Area
25 m²
Street avg 30 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 1 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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