12 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP
About 12 Hurrell Down
12 Hurrell Down is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TP). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £385,000. 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 104.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Know exactly what you're buying at 12 Hurrell Down
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A a part-single-part-two-storey side extension application was refused at 12 Hurrell Down in 2025.
- Oct 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 251981
- Jun 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Side extension: part single / part two storey.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 250698
What's in 12 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
12 Hurrell Down has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 24 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
19 July 2022Most recent
£385,000
+37.5%over 4 years30 August 2017
£280,000
+70.7%over 13 years25 April 2004
£164,000
+152.3%over 5 years18 June 1998
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9TP: £405,000 (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
£400,0009 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP
Sold Sept 2021
£405,00015 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP
Sold Jun 2021
£405,000
Everything we know about 12 Hurrell Down, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Hurrell Down homes
EPC Rating for 12 Hurrell Down runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,477
Street avg £3,051
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Dudley Road
CO4 9AY
1 Briarwood End, Highwoods
CO4 9SE
1 Avitus Way, Highwoods
CO4 9EY
1 California Close
CO4 9SG
1 Carus Crescent, Highwoods
CO4 9FU
1 Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods
CO4 9XR
1 Bilsdale Close, Highwoods
CO4 9RF
1 Asquith Drive, Highwoods
CO4 9FS
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