11 Hillridge, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UJ
About 11 Hillridge
11 Hillridge is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 is 13.3% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £480,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
11 Hillridge has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2009ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear conservatory (following removal of walk in bay window).
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 091400
What's in 11 Hillridge, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£544,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£480,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 March 2021Most recent
£480,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9UJ: £450,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in CO4 9UJ
14 Hillridge, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UJ
Sold Aug 2022
£500,0008 Hillridge, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UJ
Sold Jul 2022
£465,0006 Hillridge, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UJ
Sold Feb 2022
£450,0002 Hillridge, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UJ
Sold Jun 2018
£418,5003 Hillridge, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UJ
Sold May 2018
£250,000
Everything we know about 11 Hillridge, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Hillridge homes
On habitable rooms, 11 Hillridge stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,404
Street avg £3,849
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
St Helena Hospice — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Highwoods Community Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB