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

Thatchers is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5RW). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 53). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 12 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, solar panel installation, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 is 29.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 16.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £450,000.