1 Kinlett Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UE
About 1 Kinlett Close
1 Kinlett Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9UE). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2004–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at -1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 sits 89.8% above the 2010 sale of £88,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 16.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 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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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Kinlett Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
1 Kinlett Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.0% per year over 7 years.
£88,000
Growth on file: -1.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
2 November 2010Most recent
£88,000
-6.4%over 6 years9 January 2004
£94,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9UE: £160,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in CO4 9UE
9 Kinlett Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UE
Sold Feb 2022
£177,50030 Kinlett Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UE
Sold Jun 2021
£164,00020 Kinlett Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UE
Sold Dec 2020
£145,0005 Kinlett Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UE
Sold Nov 2020
£160,00016 Kinlett Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UE
Sold Oct 2017
£225,000
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Versus other Kinlett Close homes
1 Kinlett Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,256
Street avg £3,026
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 46 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Spindle Wood — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Highwoods Community Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB