Speeds, Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5QW
About Speeds
Speeds is a semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5QW). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 143 m² it's 25.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £489,000 is 17% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £418,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Speeds's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Speeds has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Speeds
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£489,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 10 years.
£418,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£418,000
+67.2%over 10 years11 February 2011
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5QW: £299,950 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in CO4 5QW
Walnut Trees, Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5QW
Sold Sept 2022
£895,0004 Hope Cottages, Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5QW
Sold Apr 2019
£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 Speeds, 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
Floor Area for Speeds runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,923
Street avg £3,242
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
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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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB