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13 Windmill Close, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SA

EPC B3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
205 m²
2207 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 86
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 13 Windmill Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

13 Windmill Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

A
B
B86
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 Windmill Close, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Aug 2024
    Conditions
    In report

    Application to discharge condition 3 (site boundary noise levels) of planning permission 240729

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    241471
    View planning record
  2. May 2024
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Installation of Air Source Heat Pump on side of property, located towards rear corner of property

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    240729
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

13 Windmill Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£725,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2003)

£290,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 November 2003Most recent

    £290,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SA: £470,000 (2024–2018).

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
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On the street

Versus other Windmill Close homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

13 Windmill Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,415

Street avg £2,516

Below

Floor Area

205 m²

Street avg 143 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 5SA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 5SA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 5SA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 13 Windmill Close, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.