3 Hanbury Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TR
About 3 Hanbury Gardens
3 Hanbury Gardens is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TR). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 is 34.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 103.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2020 for £155,000.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2021RenovationFullIn report
Addition of a rooflight to the rear roof slope
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 210879
- Jul 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension in rear garden & internal alterations to existing bungalow
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 200983
What's in 3 Hanbury Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TR'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.
£209,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£155,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 April 2020Most recent
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9TR: £236,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in CO4 9TR
17 Hanbury Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TR
Sold Dec 2023
£288,00023 Hanbury Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TR
Sold Aug 2021
£260,0005 Hanbury Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TR
Sold Mar 2021
£235,00029 Hanbury Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TR
Sold Nov 2018
£236,0007 Hanbury Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TR
Sold Dec 2017
£162,000
Everything we know about 3 Hanbury Gardens, 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 Hanbury Gardens homes
On floor area, 3 Hanbury Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,079
Street avg £2,949
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.2 km
Langdale Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Gilberd School. 21 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
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB