Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Church Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU
4 sales on record2 planning records
Estimated value
£390,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£410,000)-5%
- Against CO4 5SU's recent median (£408,000)-4%
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£390,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£410,000)-5%
- Against CO4 5SU's recent median (£408,000)-4%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Church Cottage is modelled from its 99 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5SU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
99 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2025
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in CO4 5SU
5 sales, median £408,000 (2025–2016)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Church Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2009.
Sales timeline
3 July 2025Most recent
£410,000
+7.9%over 7 years23 February 2018
£380,000
+81.0%over 5 years22 October 2012
£210,000
+68.0%over 3 years14 January 2009
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SU: £408,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in CO4 5SU
Church Villa, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU
Sold Mar 2025
£305,0004 Alberry Cottages, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU
Sold Sept 2023
£270,0002 Alberry Cottages, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU
Sold Mar 2021
£4,101,481St Peters Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU
Sold Jun 2016
£408,000Gate Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU
Sold Dec 2010
£500,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Church Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Church Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Church Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SU). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
A recent sale: £410,000 in July 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 38.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Jan 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 January 2035
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Church Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 applications on record at Church Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU
2decisions10documents13nearby
- Jul 2009RenovationFullOutcome in report
Proposed alterations (re-build) and additions
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 090737
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationSept 2009Decision
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Versus other Church Street homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Church Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,141
Street avg £9,532
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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
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.
Nearest schools
- Boxted St Peter's Church of England SchoolPrimary948m
Nearest stops
- Hobbs DriveBus stop1.0km
- Village HallBus stop1.1km
- Cooks HillBus stop1.1km
- Line CottagesBus stop1.4km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,575 reports46%
- Criminal Damage & Arson485 reports9%
- Anti-social Behaviour482 reports9%
- Shoplifting425 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Church Cottage is modelled from its 99 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5SU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for Church Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Church Cottage was lodged in January 2025 at band D and is valid until January 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to Church Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 18 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO4 5SU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Church Cottage is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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