3 Harebell Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RX
About 3 Harebell Close
3 Harebell Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9RX). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 73).
It hasn't traded since September 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £531,000 sits 308.5% above the 1999 sale of £129,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 51.3% below the postcode norm. At 134 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 5 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2009FullIn report
Replacement roof to garage with bedroom and velux windows.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 090779
What's in 3 Harebell Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Harebell Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£531,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£129,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 September 1999Most recent
£129,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9RX: £249,900 (2021–2008).
Nearby sales in CO4 9RX
7 Harebell Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RX
Sold Feb 2021
£385,0009 Harebell Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RX
Sold Sept 2014
£390,0008 Harebell Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RX
Sold May 2012
£243,5001 Harebell Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RX
Sold May 2008
£249,9002 Harebell Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9RX
Sold Aug 2006
£178,000
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Versus other Harebell Close homes
On price per m², 3 Harebell Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£970
Street avg £2,507
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.1 km
Pinecroft Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Highwoods Community Primary School. 24 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
46.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB