What type of property is 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP?

14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP sell for?

14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP last sold for £400,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £76,500 in April 1995, so prices have been rising over 27 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP?

Across 2 sales between April 1995 and July 2022, 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP rose from £76,500 to £400,000, a change of £323,500. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP?

The current EPC rating for 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in April 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP?

14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 9TP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP heated?

The latest EPC at 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP?

14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP is in council tax band D.

Where is 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP located?

14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP sits in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

Is 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP in a safe area?

Police records around 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP show an average of 430 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP?

The closest primary school to 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP is Highwoods Community Primary School (406m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Trinity School (548m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP?

The closest bus stop to 14 Hurrell Down, CO4 9TP is Spindle Wood, 262m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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14 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 14 Hurrell Down

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

14 Hurrell Down is a three-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TP). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

At 101 m² it's 17.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 21 EPCs). Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 79.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms2

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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.

Current Certificate

Apr 2021

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 22 April 2031

4 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Hurrell Down has no planning applications on record.

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1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

14 Hurrell Down has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£420,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£400,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

21 July 2022Most recent
£400,000
+422.9%over 27 years
27 April 1995
£76,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9TP: £380,000 (2026–2022).

Nearby sales in CO4 9TP

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.

14 Hurrell Down is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£3,960

Street avg £3,144

Above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below

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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.

Full Colchester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

430/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.

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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· 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

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