Grantchester Court, 61 Bignell Croft, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TX
About Grantchester Court
Grantchester Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TX). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Grantchester Court (37–55 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 91.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 28 EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £130,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Grantchester Court has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Grantchester Court has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 22 years.
£130,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
17 August 2022Most recent
£130,000
+85.7%over 19 years22 August 2002
£69,995
+70.7%over 1 year8 January 2001
£41,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9TX: £180,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CO4 9TX
Grantchester Court, 39 Bignell Croft, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TX
Sold Jun 2025
£150,000Grantchester Court, 49 Bignell Croft, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TX
Sold Jun 2025
£158,0005 Bignell Croft, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TX
Sold Mar 2025
£287,5007 Bignell Croft, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TX
Sold Aug 2024
£275,00019 Bignell Croft, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TX
Sold May 2024
£180,000
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Versus other Bignell Croft homes
On floor area, Grantchester Court runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,514
Street avg £1,900
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 47 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB