What kind of home is 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ?

16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ sell for?

16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ last sold for £380,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £250,000 in October 2015. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ?

Across 3 sales between October 2015 and February 2021, 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ rose from £250,000 to £380,000, a change of £130,000. That works out to roughly +8.2% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ have?

The current EPC rating for 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in June 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ?

16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (1,055 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 9RQ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ use?

The latest EPC at 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ?

16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in March 2006. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ?

16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ is in council tax band E.

Which area is 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ in?

16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ sits in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ?

Police records around 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ?

The closest primary school to 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ is Highwoods Community Primary School (562m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Gilberd School (1.1km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ?

The closest bus stop to 16 Coppice End, CO4 9RQ is Pinecroft Gardens, 187m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Coppice End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RQ

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

98 m²

1055 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Coppice End

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

16 Coppice End is a three-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2006. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £441,000 is 16.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 50.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £380,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

16 Coppice End's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jun 2023

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Coppice End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mar 2006
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Conversion of existing garage to study
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
F/COL/06/0021
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What's in 16 Coppice End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RQ's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

16 Coppice End saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£441,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£380,000

Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

12 February 2021Most recent
£380,000
+28.8%over 3 years
16 January 2018
£295,000
+18.0%over 2 years
28 October 2015
£250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9RQ: £480,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in CO4 9RQ

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On the street

Versus other Coppice End homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 16 Coppice End lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,878

Street avg £3,083

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Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 149 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

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.

Full Colchester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Pinecroft Gardens — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Highwoods Community Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 9RQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9RQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low

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