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16 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
Overview

About 16 Hurrell Down

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

16 Hurrell Down is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TP). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in February 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 sits 302.8% above the 1999 sale of £71,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 50.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 65 m² it's 27% 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.

16 Hurrell Down's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 May 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2011
    Garage ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Attached gargage conversion to family area room with bedroom extension over. Single storey rear extension to kitchen and utilty room to rear of converted garage.

    Extension
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    111974
    View planning record

What's in 16 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.

16 Hurrell Down's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£286,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1999)

£71,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 February 1999Most recent

    £71,000

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.

On floor area, 16 Hurrell Down runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,092

Street avg £3,220

Strongly below

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly above
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

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