4 Grassmere, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UG

4 Grassmere is a 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 1967-1975 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 (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof 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.

It hasn't traded since May 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 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. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 sits 87.4% above the 2009 sale of £143,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 17% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.