What kind of home is 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR?

23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR sell for?

23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR last sold for £260,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £67,000 in April 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR?

Across 3 sales between April 1999 and August 2021, 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR rose from £67,000 to £260,000, a change of £193,000. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR?

The current EPC rating for 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in May 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR?

23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (710 sq ft), around 22 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR use?

The latest EPC at 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR?

23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR is in council tax band C.

Which area is 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR in?

23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR sits in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

Is 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR in a safe area?

Police records around 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR show an average of 430 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR?

The closest primary school to 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR is Brinkley Grove Primary School (276m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Gilberd School (170m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR?

The closest bus stop to 23 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR is Langdale Drive, 170m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Hanbury Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TR

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

66 m²

710 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 23 Hanbury Gardens

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

23 Hanbury Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TR). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 13.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 97% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

May 2021

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 19 May 2031

4 years remaining

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Late 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC DNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Hanbury Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Hanbury Gardens has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£296,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£260,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

5 August 2021Most recent
£260,000
+68.8%over 15 years
23 March 2006
£154,000
+129.9%over 6 years
18 April 1999
£67,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9TR: £235,000 (2023–2017).

Nearby sales in CO4 9TR

On the street

Versus other Hanbury Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 23 Hanbury Gardens runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,939

Street avg £2,963

Above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 66 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£296k

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3 bed

£303k

1 California Close

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3 bed1 bath

£276k

1 Bilsdale Close, Highwoods

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3 bed1 bath

£322k

1 Avitus Way, Highwoods

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3 bed2 bath

£385k

1 Dudley Road

CO4 9AY

3 bed2 bath

£387k

1 Briarwood End, Highwoods

CO4 9SE

3 bed2 bath

£263k

1 Cotswold Court, Highwoods

CO4 9RT

2 bed1 bath

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.

Full Colchester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

430/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Langdale Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

The Gilberd School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 9TR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9TR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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