1 Horkesley Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5HS
About 1 Horkesley Road
1 Horkesley Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5HS). It has a recorded floor area of 284 m² (around 3060 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 284 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in September 2011. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £783,000 is 36.2% above the 2011 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
1 Horkesley Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Horkesley Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2009AmendmentIn report
Change of use of part of site and erection of five unit cattery block.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 090474
- Jun 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Side and rear extension (Re-submission of COL/02/2103)
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0723
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Horkesley Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£783,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 10 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
7 September 2011Most recent
£575,000
+4.1%over 3 years7 November 2007
£552,500
+4.2%over 1 year28 September 2006
£530,000
+198.6%over 5 years4 July 2001
£177,500
Median price across the last 3 sales in CO4 5HS: £366,000 (2021–2004).
Everything we know about 1 Horkesley Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Horkesley Road homes
1 Horkesley Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
284 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.9 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.6 km
Three Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB