Old Butchers Arms, Mill Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RW
About Old Butchers Arms
Old Butchers Arms is a three-bedroom detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5RW). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 139 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 18 EPCs). On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £506,000 is 33.9% above the 2014 sale price.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Old Butchers Arms's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Remove existing Wendy playhouse and erect a single storey garden office.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 210047
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Old Butchers Arms
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
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Sales history & valuation
Old Butchers Arms has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£506,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 15 years.
£378,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
25 September 2014Most recent
£378,000
+23.1%over 10 years25 July 2004
£307,000
+84.9%over 5 years23 May 1999
£166,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5RW: £355,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 5RW
Millcroft, Mill Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RW
Sold Oct 2025
£590,0002 Thatchers Cottages, Mill Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RW
Sold Jun 2025
£355,000Endsleigh, 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
Everything we know about Old Butchers Arms, 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
Versus other Mill Road homes
On habitable rooms, Old Butchers Arms stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,719
Street avg £2,886
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
5/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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB