Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Cuckoo Farm Cottages, Boxted Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5HH
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 4 Cuckoo Farm Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Cuckoo Farm Cottages is a semi-detached house in Mile End, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5HH). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 sits 197.9% above the 2000 sale of £95,000.
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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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Aug 2024
Current Certificate
Aug 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 31 August 2024
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Cuckoo Farm Cottages, Boxted Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Cuckoo Farm Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2000)
£95,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 October 2000Most recent
£95,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CO4 5HH: £155,000 (2009–2008).
Nearby sales in CO4 5HH
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Crime
430/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Three Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Camulos Academy. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 5HH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB
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