2 Hillridge, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UJ
About 2 Hillridge
2 Hillridge is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 127 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 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 is 29.3% above the 2018 sale price. Sold June 2018 for £418,500.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Hillridge has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey rear/side extension and internal alterations
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 192320
What's in 2 Hillridge, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Hillridge valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£541,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£418,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 June 2018Most recent
£418,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9UJ: £465,000 (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
£450,00011 Hillridge, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UJ
Sold Mar 2021
£480,0003 Hillridge, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9UJ
Sold May 2018
£250,000
Everything we know about 2 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
2 Hillridge outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,295
Street avg £3,859
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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