Great Oaks, Horkesley Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5HS
About Great Oaks
Great Oaks is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5HS). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Great Oaks ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Great Oaks has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2018ConditionsIn report
Application for removal of condition 1 (agricultural occupancy condition) attached to planning permission 090235 (Amended Description)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 180273
- Jan 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension to provide care for elderly father. Resubmission of 090886.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 091544
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Great Oaks
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
Great Oaks has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£522,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5HS: £530,000 (2021–2006).
Nearby sales in CO4 5HS
Everything we know about Great Oaks, 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
Great Oaks outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 174 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 11.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB