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2 Alberry Cottages, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU

3 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
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Overview

About 2 Alberry Cottages

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

2 Alberry Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SU). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 111), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 92.9% below the 2021 sale of £4,101,481, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£4,054/sq ft) was about 1386.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £4,101,481 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

2 Alberry Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Mar 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 4 March 2029

2 years remaining
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Alberry Cottages, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 2 Alberry Cottages is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

3 applications on record at 2 Alberry Cottages, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU

0decisions5documents13nearby
  1. May 2008
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Reduce Eucalyptus tree G1 back to previous points

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    081076
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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  • The 5 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

Latest sale on 2 Alberry Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£292,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£4,101,481

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 March 2021Most recent

    £4,101,481

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SU: £380,000 (2025–2018).

On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Alberry Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£43,633

Street avg £2,950

Strongly above

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Alberry Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Arrowsmith Walk

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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.
Full Colchester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

430/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.0 km

Hobbs Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 5SU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 5SU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 5SU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Alberry Cottages, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.