18 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP
About 18 Hurrell Down
18 Hurrell Down is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TP). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 67 m² it's 24.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 21 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 is 13.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 94.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £285,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Hurrell Down has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
18 Hurrell Down has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£323,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 24 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£285,000
+348.8%over 24 years2 October 1996
£63,500
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
CO₂ Emissions for 18 Hurrell Down runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,254
Street avg £3,062
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB