Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RQ
1 planning record
Estimated value
£275,000
- Against CO4 5RQ's recent median (£150,000)+83%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
67 m²
721 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Social Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£275,000
- Against CO4 5RQ's recent median (£150,000)+83%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Garden Cottages is modelled from its 67 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5RQ. 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
67 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2015
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in CO4 5RQ
3 sales, median £150,000 (2025–2002)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | 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.
4 Garden Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
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 3 sales in CO4 5RQ: £150,000 (2025–2002).
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 4 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RQ. 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 4 Garden Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Garden Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Dec 2025
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2015
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 December 2025
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Dec 2015from Nov 2010
EPC improved fromD61toE53
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated
Roof insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
20%50%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Garden Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 4 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RQ
1decisions1extensions3documents13nearby
- Dec 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder notification for a wood built, single storey rear extension with flat roof measuring at 6m from the original rear wall, height to be at 2.7m and eaves to measure at 2.7m from the ground level.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 162765
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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
0.4 km
Queen's Head Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 3 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Boxted St Peter's Church of England SchoolPrimary1.8km
- The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.4km
- Camulos AcademyPrimary2.5km
Nearest stops
- Queen's Head RoadBus stop352m
- Anglia LandscapesBus stop487m
- Langham RoadBus stop563m
- The Cross InnBus stop774m
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 5RQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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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 4 Garden Cottages is modelled from its 67 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5RQ. 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. No sale is recorded for 4 Garden Cottages, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 4 Garden Cottages was lodged in December 2015 at band E and expired in December 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 4 Garden Cottages. 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 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO4 5RQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 4 Garden Cottages is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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