Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Garden Cottages, Queens Head Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RQ
1 planning record
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 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Dec 2025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
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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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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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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on 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.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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).
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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.
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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
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