20 Kinlett Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UE
About 20 Kinlett Close
20 Kinlett Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9UE). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sold December 2020 for £145,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 is 26.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 69.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 19.2% 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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
20 Kinlett Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
20 Kinlett Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£183,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 24 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
15 December 2020Most recent
£145,000
+66.7%over 17 years16 October 2003
£87,000
+62.6%over 2 years22 March 2001
£53,500
+57.4%over 2 years29 January 1999
£34,000
+4.6%over 2 years17 January 1997
£32,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9UE: £160,000 (2022–2019).
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
£164,0005 Kinlett Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UE
Sold Nov 2020
£160,00016 Kinlett Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UE
Sold Oct 2017
£225,00015 Kinlett Close, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UE
Sold Aug 2015
£115,000
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Versus other Kinlett Close homes
20 Kinlett Close is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,452
Street avg £2,940
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 46 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 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