13 Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9XR
About 13 Aldeburgh Gardens
13 Aldeburgh Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9XR). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold February 2021 for £225,000. 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 19.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 53.5% 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSide and rear
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
13 Aldeburgh Gardens has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/05/0227
What's in 13 Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9XR'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.
£268,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 15 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
19 February 2021Most recent
£225,000
+15.4%over 5 years12 February 2016
£195,000
+20.4%over 8 years31 May 2007
£162,000
+9.8%over 1 year28 November 2005
£147,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9XR: £282,500 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in CO4 9XR
32 Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9XR
Sold May 2025
£271,50014 Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9XR
Sold Apr 2025
£225,00034 Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9XR
Sold Mar 2025
£282,50039 Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9XR
Sold Jan 2025
£285,0002 Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9XR
Sold Jan 2025
£285,000
Everything we know about 13 Aldeburgh Gardens, 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 Aldeburgh Gardens homes
On epc rating, 13 Aldeburgh Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,814
Street avg £3,312
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
Spindle Wood — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Highwoods Community Primary School. 24 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
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB