1 Briarwood End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SE
About 1 Briarwood End
1 Briarwood End is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9SE). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 sits 188.8% above the 2003 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 54.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Briarwood End
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Briarwood End.
- Feb 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/2205
What's in 1 Briarwood End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Briarwood End valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 November 2003Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9SE: £385,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in CO4 9SE
7 Briarwood End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SE
Sold Jun 2021
£405,0006a, Briarwood End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SE
Sold Oct 2017
£390,0003 Briarwood End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SE
Sold Sept 2017
£255,0008 Briarwood End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SE
Sold Sept 2015
£382,5002 Briarwood End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SE
Sold Oct 2014
£385,000
Everything we know about 1 Briarwood End, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Will it hold its value?
Versus other Briarwood End homes
Price per m² for 1 Briarwood End lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,008
Street avg £2,798
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.5 km
Highwoods Community Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB