What type of property is 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE?

6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE sell for?

6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE last sold for £390,000 in October 2017, around 9 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £102,000 in December 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between December 1996 and October 2017, 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE rose from £102,000 to £390,000, a change of £288,000. That works out to roughly +6.6% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE have?

The current EPC rating for 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in March 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE?

6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (1,475 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 9SE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE heated?

The latest EPC at 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE?

6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE is in council tax band E.

Where is 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE located?

6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE sits in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

Is 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE in a safe area?

Police records around 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE?

The closest primary school to 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE is Highwoods Community Primary School (452m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Gilberd School (985m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE?

The closest bus stop to 6a, Briarwood End, CO4 9SE is Pinecroft Gardens, 105m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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6a, Briarwood End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SE

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

137 m²

1475 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 6a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

6a is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9SE). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 is 26.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 27.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

6a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6a, Briarwood End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

6a has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£493,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£390,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

19 October 2017Most recent
£390,000
+286.1%over 20 years
12 June 1997
£101,000
-1.0%
13 December 1996
£102,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9SE: £382,500 (2021–2007).

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On the street

Versus other Briarwood End homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 6a lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,847

Street avg £2,535

On par

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

Full Colchester report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 9SE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9SE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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