2 Thatchers Cottages, Mill Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RW
About 2 Thatchers Cottages
2 Thatchers Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5RW). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £355,000. At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 101.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 July 2033
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 Thatchers Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2 Thatchers Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£355,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 June 2025Most recent
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5RW: £450,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 5RW
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Sold May 2025
£515,000Endsleigh, Mill Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RW
Sold Nov 2022
£345,000Redlands, Mill Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RW
Sold Mar 2022
£19,000Thatchers, Mill Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RW
Sold Oct 2019
£450,000
Versus other Mill Road homes
2 Thatchers Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,863
Street avg £2,833
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
The Cross Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB