11 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP
About 11 Hurrell Down
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 11 Hurrell Down.
- Nov 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 232245
- Jul 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear.
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0939
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.
Sales history & valuation
11 Hurrell Down has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£316,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 11 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2013Most recent
£200,000
-1.5%over 5 years27 September 2007
£203,000
+12.8%over 1 year14 December 2005
£180,000
-2.7%over 1 year7 October 2004
£184,995
+74.5%over 2 years26 March 2002
£106,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9TP: £400,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 9TP
6 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP
Sold Oct 2025
£325,00013 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP
Sold Aug 2023
£425,00014 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP
Sold Jul 2022
£400,00012 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP
Sold Jul 2022
£385,0009 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP
Sold Sept 2021
£405,000
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Versus other Hurrell Down homes
EPC Rating for 11 Hurrell Down lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,667
Street avg £3,141
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
0.3 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB