3 Grassmere, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UG

3 Grassmere is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9UG). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 80 m² the property is well over the postcode median (42 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 27.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 41.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £230,000 in May 2019.