9 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP
About 9 Hurrell Down
9 Hurrell Down is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TP). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 107 m² it's 24.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 21 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £483,000 is 19.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 73.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £405,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 9 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
9 Hurrell Down's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
9 Hurrell Down has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory extenison to the rear
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/0532
What's in 9 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£483,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£405,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 September 2021Most recent
£405,000
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
£385,00015 Hurrell Down, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TP
Sold Jun 2021
£405,000
Everything we know about 9 Hurrell Down, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Hurrell Down homes
EPC Rating for 9 Hurrell Down lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,785
Street avg £3,085
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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.
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