What type of property is 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ?

3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ?

3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ last sold for £280,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ?

The current EPC rating for 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in April 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ?

3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ heated?

The latest EPC at 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ had any planning applications?

3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in January 2018 under ref. 173014. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ?

3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ is in council tax band C.

Where is 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ located?

3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ sits in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

Is 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ in a safe area?

Police records around 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ?

The closest primary school to 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ is Boxted St Peter's Church of England School (1.8km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ?

The closest bus stop to 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, CO4 5RQ is Queen's Head Road, 352m away. The nearest bus option is Colchester North Park-and-Ride, 1.6km away.

Calculators

Featured

UK House Price Map

30 years of UK sold prices mapped by postcode district.

Postcode-level detail
Compare areas side by side

Open the map

3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RQ

1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Garden Cottages

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

3 Garden Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2013. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on oil.

Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £280,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 14.6% above the 2025 sale price.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 3 Garden Cottages

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

DrivewayYes
Summer houseYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Apr 2024

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Garden Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Jan 2018
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor extension to rear.
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
173014
View planning record

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3 Garden 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

£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Current estimate

£321,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2025)

£280,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

27 March 2025Most recent
£280,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in CO4 5RQ: £112,498 (2006–2002).

Nearby sales in CO4 5RQ

Before you offer

Everything we know about 3 Garden 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

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£328k

1 Bluebell Way

CO4 5UH

3 bed1 bath

£308k

1 Augustus Close

CO4 5GF

3 bed1 bath

£362k

1 Altius Chase

CO4 5WT

3 bed2 bath

£425k

1 Bluegates Place

CO4 5XY

3 bed

£447k

1 Boxted Road, Mile End

CO4 5HE

3 bed2 bath

£329k

1 Arrowsmith Walk

CO4 5FL

4 bed

£330k

1 Bennett Green

CO4 5ZR

4 bed2 bath

£363k

1 Appleton Mews

CO4 5ZQ

4 bed

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

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Queen's Head Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.8 km

Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 5RQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 5RQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.