7 Briarwood End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SE
About 7 Briarwood End
7 Briarwood End is a three-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9SE). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2020. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 is 11.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 87% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £405,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 7 Briarwood End.
- Jul 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey extension to rear of existing dwelling.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 081101
What's in 7 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
Latest sale on 7 Briarwood End was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£453,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 14 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£405,000
+66.7%over 13 years25 October 2007
£243,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9SE: £382,500 (2017–2007).
Nearby sales in CO4 9SE
6a, 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
£385,00011 Briarwood End, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SE
Sold Jul 2007
£247,500
Everything we know about 7 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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Versus other Briarwood End homes
Price per m² for 7 Briarwood End runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,682
Street avg £2,416
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 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