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11 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP

5 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 11 Hurrell Down

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

11 Hurrell Down is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TP). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2002–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 sits 58% above the 2013 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 25.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in July 2013. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 21 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 11 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 11 Hurrell Down.

  1. Nov 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    232245
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2003
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Conservatory to rear.

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/03/0939
    View planning record

What's in 11 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

11 Hurrell Down has changed hands more often than typical for the area.

Current estimate

£316,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£200,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 July 2013Most recent

    £200,000

    -1.5%over 5 years
  2. 27 September 2007

    £203,000

    +12.8%over 1 year
  3. 14 December 2005

    £180,000

    -2.7%over 1 year
  4. 7 October 2004

    £184,995

    +74.5%over 2 years
  5. 26 March 2002

    £106,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9TP: £400,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Hurrell Down homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 11 Hurrell Down lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,667

Street avg £3,141

Below

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

On par
Area

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

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Spindle Wood — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Highwoods Community Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 9TP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 9TP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9TP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 11 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.