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7 Windmill Close, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SA

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
117 m²
1264 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Windmill Close

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

7 Windmill Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SA). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1264 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in September 2010. At 117 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 sits 53.1% above the 2010 sale of £311,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 30% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

7 Windmill Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Windmill Close, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Windmill Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

14applications of note in the surrounding area

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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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.

7 Windmill Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£476,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 13 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£311,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 September 2010Most recent

    £311,000

    +148.8%over 13 years
  2. 27 April 1997

    £125,000

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

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Everything we know about 7 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
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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.

On epc rating, 7 Windmill Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,648

Street avg £2,379

On par

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Below
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 7 Windmill Close, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.