Redlands, Mill Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RW
About Redlands
Redlands is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5RW). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -67.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £468,000 sits 2363.2% above the 2022 sale of £19,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£15/sq ft) was about 93.1% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £19,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Redlands's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Redlands has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Redlands
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
Latest sale on Redlands was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£468,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -67.9% per year over 3 years.
£19,000
Growth on file: -67.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2022Most recent
£19,000
-94.8%over 2 years21 August 2019
£368,000
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
£345,000Thatchers, Mill Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RW
Sold Oct 2019
£450,000Amore, Mill Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RW
Sold May 2019
£330,000
Everything we know about Redlands, 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 price per m², Redlands runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£167
Street avg £3,068
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 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