3 Fir Tree Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SY

3 Fir Tree Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9SY). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2011–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 sits 60.4% above the 2014 sale of £235,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 90 m² it's 16.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 7 EPCs). On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.