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Walnut Trees, Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5QW

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
218 m²
2347 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Walnut Trees

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Walnut Trees is a five-bedroom detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5QW). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 54.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £895,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • LandYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Walnut Trees's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Feb 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 February 2032

5 years remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

21st centuryDetached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Walnut Trees, Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5QW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Walnut Trees, Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5QW

1decisions3documents13nearby
  1. Jun 2007
    Change Of UseAmendment
    Outcome in report

    Change of use of Agricultural Land to domestic garden

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    071261
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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 13 notable nearby
  • The 3 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Walnut Trees was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£902,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£895,000

Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 September 2022Most recent

    £895,000

    +383.8%over 16 years

  2. 15 November 2005

    £185,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5QW: £299,950 (2021–2011).

On the street

Versus other Straight Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Walnut Trees stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,106

Street avg £2,946

Strongly above

Floor Area

218 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 8.3 t/year

On par
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Full Colchester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

430/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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 5QW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 5QW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 5QW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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