Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
28 Ivor Brown Court, Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SW
3 sales on record
Estimated value
£168,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£150,000)+12%
- Against CO4 9SW's recent median (£88,000)+91%
Newest record on this page: March 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 2nd
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£168,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£150,000)+12%
- Against CO4 9SW's recent median (£88,000)+91%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 28 Ivor Brown Court is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 9SW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
64 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2014
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in CO4 9SW
4 sales, median £88,000 (2021–1998)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
28 Ivor Brown Court's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Sales timeline
11 March 2022Most recent
£150,000
+20.0%over 7 years5 August 2014
£125,000
-3.1%over 6 years4 December 2007
£129,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO4 9SW: £88,000 (2021–1998).
Nearby sales in CO4 9SW
What this page doesn't show
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- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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About 28 Ivor Brown Court
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
28 Ivor Brown Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9SW). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 64 m² this is the 32nd smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 64 m² it's 28% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 is 12% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £150,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
28 Ivor Brown Court'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 06 Apr 2024
Current Certificate
Apr 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 April 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 28 Ivor Brown Court, Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
28 Ivor Brown Court has no planning applications on record.
1
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Highwoods Square homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 28 Ivor Brown Court runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 73 (C)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
430/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Highwoods Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Highwoods Community Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Highwoods Community Primary SchoolPrimary112m
- The Gilberd SchoolSecondary639m
- Brinkley Grove Primary SchoolPrimary669m
- The Trinity SchoolSecondary678m
Nearest stops
- Highwoods SquareBus stop85m
- Victoria GardensBus stop153m
- Highwoods ApproachBus stop213m
- Spindle WoodBus stop244m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,575 reports46%
- Criminal Damage & Arson485 reports9%
- Anti-social Behaviour482 reports9%
- Shoplifting425 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 9SW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 28 Ivor Brown Court is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 9SW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 28 Ivor Brown Court. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 28 Ivor Brown Court was lodged in April 2014 at band D and expired in April 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 28 Ivor Brown Court. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 24 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO4 9SW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 28 Ivor Brown Court is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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