Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Strowder Place, Cage Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RE
3 sales on record
Estimated value
£349,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£330,000)+6%
- Against CO4 5RE's recent median (£475,000)-27%
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
77 m²
829 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£349,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£330,000)+6%
- Against CO4 5RE's recent median (£475,000)-27%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Strowder Place is modelled from its 77 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5RE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
77 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2018
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in CO4 5RE
5 sales, median £475,000 (2025–2017)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sales timeline
28 March 2025Most recent
£330,000
+32.0%over 7 years24 November 2017
£250,000
+49.7%over 6 years19 July 2011
£167,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5RE: £475,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CO4 5RE
1 Cage Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RE
Sold Jul 2025
£800,000Angel House, Cage Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RE
Sold Mar 2025
£525,000Stoneleigh, Cage Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RE
Sold Mar 2022
£475,000Denpreshe, Cage Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RE
Sold Feb 2021
£350,000Okamee, Cage Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RE
Sold Apr 2017
£365,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Strowder Place, Cage Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Strowder Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Strowder Place is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5RE). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £330,000 — fresh data. At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 50.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Nov 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 November 2028
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Mar 2017from Apr 2011
EPC improved fromE45toG17
Hot Water
PoorVery Poor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low Energy Lighting
89%0%
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Nov 2018from Mar 2017
EPC improved fromG14toE47
Heating System
Storage HeatersRoom Heaters
Heating system changed
Hot Water
Very PoorPoor
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows
AverageGood
Window efficiency improved
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Strowder Place, Cage Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Strowder Place has no planning applications on record.
13
But the area is active
13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Cage Lane homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Strowder Place is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,286
Street avg £2,901
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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.
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
0.2 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Boxted St Peter's Church of England SchoolPrimary206m
- Langham Primary AcademyPrimary2.1km
Nearest stops
- Village HallBus stop153m
- Hobbs DriveBus stop193m
- Cooks HillBus stop370m
- Line CottagesBus stop582m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,575 reports46%
- Criminal Damage & Arson485 reports9%
- Anti-social Behaviour482 reports9%
- Shoplifting425 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 5RE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Strowder Place is modelled from its 77 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5RE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Strowder Place. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Strowder Place was lodged in November 2018 at band E and is valid until November 2028. 4 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Strowder Place. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 18 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO4 5RE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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