1 Windmill Close, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SA
About 1 Windmill Close
1 Windmill Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SA). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £577,000 is 35.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 104% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. At 114 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 9 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2018ExtensionIn report
Application for a lawful development certificate for a single-storey flat roofed rear extension and single-storey side extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 180196
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Windmill Close
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
1 Windmill Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£577,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 November 2017Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SA: £470,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in CO4 5SA
8 Windmill Close, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SA
Sold Jan 2024
£495,0004 Windmill Close, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SA
Sold Aug 2020
£470,00015 Windmill Close, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SA
Sold Oct 2019
£8,0009 Windmill Close, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SA
Sold Nov 2018
£495,0007 Windmill Close, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SA
Sold Sept 2010
£311,000
Everything we know about 1 Windmill Close, 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 Windmill Close homes
On price per m², 1 Windmill Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,728
Street avg £2,259
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.1 km
The Cross Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB