Seven Gables, Cross Field Way, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SF
About Seven Gables
Seven Gables is a five-bedroom detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SF). It has a recorded floor area of 271 m² (around 2917 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since May 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 271 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £794,000 sits 142.4% above the 2002 sale of £327,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 36.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2022. Past consents include a garage conversion and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble, Detached
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Seven Gables's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2022Garage ConversionFullIn report
Proposed conversion of garage to annex
Annex- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 213373
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Seven Gables's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£794,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 7 years.
£327,500
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
16 May 2002Most recent
£327,500
+87.1%over 7 years20 April 1995
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SF: £250,000 (2017–2003).
Everything we know about Seven Gables, 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 Cross Field Way homes
On price per m², Seven Gables runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,208
Street avg £2,503
Floor Area
271 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB