2 Briarwood End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SE
About 2 Briarwood End
2 Briarwood End is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9SE). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 139 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £539,000 is 40% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 24.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in October 2014.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Energy performance
2 Briarwood 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Briarwood End has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£539,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 15 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
14 October 2014Most recent
£385,000
+167.4%over 14 years20 December 1999
£144,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9SE: £382,500 (2021–2007).
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
£382,50011 Briarwood End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SE
Sold Jul 2007
£247,500
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Versus other Briarwood End homes
EPC Rating for 2 Briarwood End runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,770
Street avg £2,546
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB