5 Ivor Brown Court, Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SW
About 5 Ivor Brown Court
5 Ivor Brown Court is a semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9SW). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. At 33 m² this is the 4th 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 across 33 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 71).
At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (54 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £114,000 in July 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 is 12.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 71.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
5 Ivor Brown Court's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 December 2030
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Planning history
5 Ivor Brown Court has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 23 years.
£114,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
13 July 2021Most recent
£114,000
+17.5%over 14 years10 May 2007
£97,000
+22.8%over 2 years17 June 2004
£79,000
+163.3%over 5 years27 July 1998
£30,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CO4 9SW: £129,000 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in CO4 9SW
Versus other Highwoods Square homes
Floor Area for 5 Ivor Brown Court lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 73 (C)
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 51 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







