13 Windmill Close, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SA
About 13 Windmill Close
13 Windmill Close is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SA). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2023) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £725,000 sits 150% above the 2003 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 33.7% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 13 Windmill Close
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
13 Windmill Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2024ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition 3 (site boundary noise levels) of planning permission 240729
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 241471
- May 2024RenovationFullIn report
Installation of Air Source Heat Pump on side of property, located towards rear corner of property
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 240729
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 13 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
13 Windmill Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£725,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 November 2003Most recent
£290,000
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
£495,0001 Windmill Close, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SA
Sold Nov 2017
£425,000
Everything we know about 13 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
13 Windmill Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,415
Street avg £2,516
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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.
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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
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB