4 Parsonage Cottages, Parsonage Hill, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5ST
About 4 Parsonage Cottages
4 Parsonage Cottages is a semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5ST). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
4 Parsonage Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Parsonage Cottages has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension
- Reference
- 252719
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 4 Parsonage Cottages
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Parsonage Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5ST: £235,000 (2023–2006).
Nearby sales in CO4 5ST
1 Parsonage Cottages, Parsonage Hill, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5ST
Sold Sept 2023
£410,0002 Parsonage Cottages, Parsonage Hill, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5ST
Sold Nov 2012
£235,0002 Parsonage Farm, Parsonage Hill, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5ST
Sold Mar 2007
£270,0001 Parsonage Farm, Parsonage Hill, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5ST
Sold Sept 2001
£275,000
Everything we know about 4 Parsonage Cottages, 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 Parsonage Hill homes
On epc rating, 4 Parsonage Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
35 (F)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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