5 Coppice End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RQ
About 5 Coppice End
5 Coppice End is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 171 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 9 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £677,000 is 29% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 18.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2018 at £525,000.
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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
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
5 Coppice End's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Coppice End has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
5 Coppice End valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£677,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£525,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 September 2018Most recent
£525,000
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
£380,00014 Coppice End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RQ
Sold Dec 2017
£600,000
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Versus other Coppice End homes
Floor Area for 5 Coppice End runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,070
Street avg £3,173
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB