What type of property is 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX?

19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house, on a corner plot.

What did 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX sell for?

19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX last sold for £180,000 in May 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £46,500 in March 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX changed over time?

Across 5 sales between March 2000 and May 2024, 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX rose from £46,500 to £180,000, a change of £133,500. That works out to roughly +5.8% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX?

The current EPC rating for 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in October 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX?

19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (431 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 9TX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX heated?

The latest EPC at 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX?

19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX located?

19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX sits in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX?

Police records around 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX 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.

Which schools serve 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX?

The closest primary school to 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX is St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester (296m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Gilberd School (773m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX?

The closest bus stop to 19 Bignell Croft, CO4 9TX is Bilsdale Close, 105m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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19 Bignell Croft, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TX

5 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

40 m²

431 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 19 Bignell Croft

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

19 Bignell Croft is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TX). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a corner plot.

Most recent transfer: May 2024 at £180,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 168.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 28 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingAllocated
Corner plotYes

Building

TenureFreehold
RefurbishedYes

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)

Oct 2023

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2023from Apr 2012

Hot Water

AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Floor Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting

100%80%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 19 Bignell Croft, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

19 Bignell Croft 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.

19 Bignell Croft has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£192,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£180,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

2 May 2024Most recent
£180,000
+55.8%over 9 years
13 July 2014
£115,500
+6.0%over 8 years
14 December 2005
£109,000
+25.3%over 3 years
23 October 2002
£87,000
+87.1%over 2 years
13 March 2000
£46,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9TX: £158,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CO4 9TX

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On the street

Versus other Bignell Croft homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 19 Bignell Croft runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,500

Street avg £2,849

Strongly above

Floor Area

40 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

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Area

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bilsdale Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9TX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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