4 Coppice End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RQ
About 4 Coppice End
4 Coppice End is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
Held since October 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £642,000 sits 386.4% above the 1996 sale of £132,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 64.6% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Coppice End has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
4 Coppice End's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£642,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£132,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 October 1996Most recent
£132,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9RQ: £475,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CO4 9RQ
15 Coppice End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RQ
Sold Dec 2024
£720,00018 Coppice End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RQ
Sold Aug 2021
£450,00012 Coppice End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RQ
Sold Mar 2021
£480,00016 Coppice End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RQ
Sold Feb 2021
£380,0005 Coppice End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RQ
Sold Sept 2018
£525,000
Everything we know about 4 Coppice End, in one report
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Versus other Coppice End homes
4 Coppice End is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,000
Street avg £3,403
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB