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Church Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU

4 sales on record2 planning records
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
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Overview

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.

Specifications

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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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Jan 2025

EPC 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

8 years remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

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 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
  1. Jul 2009
    RenovationFull
    Outcome in report

    Proposed alterations (re-build) and additions

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    090737
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. RenovationDecision

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  • All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 13 notable nearby
  • The 10 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.

Church Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2009.

Current estimate

£390,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£410,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 July 2025Most recent

    £410,000

    +7.9%over 7 years

  2. 23 February 2018

    £380,000

    +81.0%over 5 years

  3. 22 October 2012

    £210,000

    +68.0%over 3 years

  4. 14 January 2009

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SU: £408,000 (2025–2016).

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.

Church Cottage is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,141

Street avg £9,532

Strongly above

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 8.3 t/year

Strongly above
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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
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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
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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