What kind of home is 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR?

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

What did 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR sell for?

5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR last sold for £235,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £54,000 in February 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR changed over time?

Across 4 sales between February 1997 and March 2021, 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR rose from £54,000 to £235,000, a change of £181,000. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR?

The current EPC rating for 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. It has dropped from a C recorded in January 2014 (2 bands). The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR?

5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (721 sq ft), around 22 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR use?

The latest EPC at 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR?

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

Which area is 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR in?

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

Is 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR?

The closest primary school to 5 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 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR?

The closest bus stop to 5 Hanbury Gardens, CO4 9TR is Langdale Drive, 170m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Hanbury Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TR

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

67 m²

721 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Hanbury Gardens

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

5 Hanbury Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TR). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £235,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 21.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 75.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemOil

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(1 of 2)

Jun 2020

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Hanbury Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Hanbury Gardens has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 5 Hanbury Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£285,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£235,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

5 March 2021Most recent
£235,000
+26.3%over 6 years
28 March 2014
£186,000
+112.6%over 12 years
29 May 2001
£87,500
+62.0%over 4 years
14 February 1997
£54,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9TR: £236,000 (2023–2017).

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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.

5 Hanbury Gardens is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,507

Street avg £3,006

On par

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 66 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

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Comparables

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

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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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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