1 Parsonage Cottages, Parsonage Hill, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5ST
About 1 Parsonage Cottages
1 Parsonage Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5ST). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 107 m² it's 19.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 2013–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 45% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2023 for £410,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageEn bloc
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Parsonage Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Parsonage Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2015PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Proposed single storey front porch
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 150619
- Aug 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Proposed two storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 145237
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Parsonage Cottages
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Parsonage Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£411,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 10 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
7 September 2023Most recent
£410,000
+95.2%over 10 years4 August 2013
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5ST: £250,000 (2012–2001).
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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 Parsonage Hill homes
1 Parsonage Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,832
Street avg £2,803
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.9 km
Hobbs Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB