5 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP

5 Hurrell Down is a three-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TP). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in May 1997. 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 £375,000 sits 428.2% above the 1997 sale of £71,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 63.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).