21 Hanbury Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TR

21 Hanbury Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TR). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1995–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 sits 85.5% above the 2009 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 22.9% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 84 m² it's 25.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 11 EPCs).