What kind of home is 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR?

39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR sell for?

39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR last sold for £285,000 in January 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £49,500 in September 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR?

Across 5 sales between September 1998 and January 2025, 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR rose from £49,500 to £285,000, a change of £235,500. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR have?

The current EPC rating for 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in September 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR?

39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (700 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR use?

The latest EPC at 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR?

39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR is in council tax band C.

Which area is 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR in?

39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR sits in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR?

Police records around 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR?

The closest primary school to 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR is Highwoods Community Primary School (106m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Gilberd School (565m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR?

The closest bus stop to 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, CO4 9XR is Spindle Wood, 99m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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39 Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9XR

5 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

65 m²

700 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 39 Aldeburgh Gardens

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

39 Aldeburgh Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9XR). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

A recent sale: £285,000 in January 2025. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 74.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road

Building

Central heatingYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 39 Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9XR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

39 Aldeburgh Gardens has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 39 Aldeburgh Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£288,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£285,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

17 January 2025Most recent
£285,000
+28.4%over 5 years
15 March 2019
£222,000
+40.5%over 11 years
16 September 2007
£158,000
+110.7%over 7 years
27 July 2000
£75,000
+51.5%over 1 year
17 September 1998
£49,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9XR: £282,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in CO4 9XR

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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 years held, 39 Aldeburgh Gardens runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,385

Street avg £3,294

Strongly above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Below

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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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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· 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

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