7 Grassmere, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UG
About 7 Grassmere
7 Grassmere is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9UG). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 59 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 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 29.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 60.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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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
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Grassmere has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
7 Grassmere has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 17 years.
£192,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
22 November 2016Most recent
£192,000
+36.7%over 9 years9 September 2007
£140,500
+172.8%over 8 years27 May 1999
£51,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9UG: £129,000 (2019–2014).
Nearby sales in CO4 9UG
3 Grassmere, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UG
Sold May 2019
£230,0005 Grassmere, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UG
Sold Aug 2018
£129,0001 Grassmere, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UG
Sold Jul 2015
£119,99510 Grassmere, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UG
Sold Jun 2014
£110,0006 Grassmere, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UG
Sold May 2013
£105,000
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Versus other Grassmere homes
On price per m², 7 Grassmere stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,254
Street avg £2,475
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.1 km
Langdale Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Gilberd School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB