4 Hallcroft Chase, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9WG
About 4 Hallcroft Chase
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 4 Hallcroft Chase in 2023.
- Jun 2023Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion with side dormers.(resubmision of 223033)
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 230804
- Jan 2023Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion with side dormer.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 223033
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.
Sales history & valuation
4 Hallcroft Chase has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£287,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 23 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£250,000
+28.2%over 5 years20 November 2015
£195,000
+77.3%over 13 years8 August 2002
£110,000
+93.0%over 4 years29 April 1998
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9WG: £225,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 9WG
24 Hallcroft Chase, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9WG
Sold Jul 2024
£230,00016 Hallcroft Chase, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9WG
Sold Jan 2023
£185,00019 Hallcroft Chase, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9WG
Sold Oct 2022
£267,75043 Hallcroft Chase, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9WG
Sold Apr 2022
£165,00022 Hallcroft Chase, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9WG
Sold Mar 2022
£220,000
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Versus other Hallcroft Chase homes
4 Hallcroft Chase outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,676
Street avg £3,090
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB