16 Kinlett Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UE
About 16 Kinlett Close
16 Kinlett Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9UE). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Last changed hands 9 years ago, in October 2017. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 60 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 is 20.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 87.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Kinlett Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Price for 16 Kinlett Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 22 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
12 October 2017Most recent
£225,000
+2.3%over 8 months10 February 2017
£220,000
+78.9%over 7 years23 April 2009
£123,000
+50.0%over 7 years7 March 2002
£82,000
+86.4%over 6 years21 May 1995
£44,000
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
£160,00015 Kinlett Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UE
Sold Aug 2015
£115,000
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Versus other Kinlett Close homes
16 Kinlett Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £2,919
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 44 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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