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1 Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9XR

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
76 m²
822 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Aldeburgh Gardens

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

1 Aldeburgh Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9XR). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 822 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 76 m² it's 21.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 33 EPCs). On the market in January 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Across 1999–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 is 45.7% above the 2012 sale price.

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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

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Aldeburgh Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jul 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9XR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Aldeburgh Gardens has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. May 2004
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Conservatory to rear

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/04/0639
    View planning record

What's in 1 Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9XR's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

1 Aldeburgh Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£303,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 12 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2012)

£208,000

Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 January 2012Most recent

    £208,000

    +30.0%over 8 years

  2. 31 October 2003

    £160,000

    +100.0%over 3 years

  3. 12 November 1999

    £79,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9XR: £282,500 (2025–2025).

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On the street

Versus other Aldeburgh Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 1 Aldeburgh Gardens stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,725

Street avg £3,347

Below

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£305k

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£326k

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3 bed1 bath
£331k

1 Avitus Way, Highwoods

CO4 9EY

3 bed2 bath
£361k

1 Briarwood End, Highwoods

CO4 9SE

3 bed2 bath
£390k

1 Dudley Road

CO4 9AY

3 bed2 bath
£266k

1 Cleveland Close, Highwoods

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2 bed1 bath
£262k

1 Cotswold Court, Highwoods

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2 bed1 bath
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.
Full Colchester report

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

Spindle Wood — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Highwoods Community Primary School. 24 schools nearby.

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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 9XR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 9XR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9XR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

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