1 Hope Cottages, Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5QW
About 1 Hope Cottages
1 Hope Cottages is a semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5QW). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), 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.
At 92 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Hope Cottages 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Hope Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Hope Cottages
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
1 Hope Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£321,000
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 5QW: £410,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in CO4 5QW
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£418,0004 Hope Cottages, Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5QW
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£299,950Parkview, Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5QW
Sold Jul 2016
£410,000The Old Village Stores, Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5QW
Sold Jun 2011
£250,000
Everything we know about 1 Hope Cottages, 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 Straight Road homes
1 Hope Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 131 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.1 km
Line Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB