4 Fir Tree Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SY
About 4 Fir Tree Close
4 Fir Tree Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9SY). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £382,000 is 45.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 22.9% below the postcode norm. 12 years since the last transfer (August 2014).
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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
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at 4 Fir Tree Close.
- Jan 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/01/1628
What's in 4 Fir Tree Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 4 Fir Tree Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£382,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 18 years.
£263,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
21 August 2014Most recent
£263,000
+338.3%over 17 years23 December 1996
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9SY: £300,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in CO4 9SY
2 Fir Tree Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SY
Sold Nov 2024
£348,0007 Fir Tree Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SY
Sold Sept 2021
£373,0003 Fir Tree Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SY
Sold Sept 2014
£235,00014 Fir Tree Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SY
Sold Sept 2011
£215,00013 Fir Tree Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SY
Sold Sept 2011
£215,000
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Versus other Fir Tree Close homes
Price per m² for 4 Fir Tree Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,138
Street avg £3,444
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
Spindle Wood — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Highwoods Community Primary School. 23 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
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB