3 Briarwood End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SE

3 Briarwood End is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9SE). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 is 34.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 44.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.