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4 Hallcroft Chase, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9WG

4 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Hallcroft Chase

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Hallcroft Chase is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9WG). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £250,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 68 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 37 EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 is 14.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 123.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff street
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Hallcroft Chase, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9WG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a loft conversion application was refused at 4 Hallcroft Chase in 2023.

  1. Jun 2023
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Loft conversion with side dormers.(resubmision of 223033)

    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    230804
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2023
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Loft conversion with side dormer.

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    223033
    View planning record

What's in 4 Hallcroft Chase, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9WG's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Hallcroft Chase has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£287,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£250,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 June 2021Most recent

    £250,000

    +28.2%over 5 years
  2. 20 November 2015

    £195,000

    +77.3%over 13 years
  3. 8 August 2002

    £110,000

    +93.0%over 4 years
  4. 29 April 1998

    £57,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9WG: £225,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Hallcroft Chase homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Hallcroft Chase outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,676

Street avg £3,090

Above

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Bilsdale Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester. 19 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 9WG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 9WG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9WG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Hallcroft Chase, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9WG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.