Newhey, Mill Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RW

Newhey is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5RW). It has a recorded floor area of 249 m² (around 2680 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in July 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 249 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £649,000 sits 88.1% above the 2007 sale of £345,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 44.2% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.