Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
St Peters Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU
Listed building5 planning records
Estimated value
£533,000
- Since the 2016 sale (£408,000)+31%
- Against CO4 5SU's recent median (£410,000)+30%
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
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
129 m²
1389 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 36
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£533,000
- Against its 2016 sale (£408,000)+31%
- Against CO4 5SU's recent median (£410,000)+30%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for St Peters Cottage is modelled from its 129 m² EPC floor area, its 2 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
129 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2015
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in CO4 5SU
5 sales, median £410,000 (2025–2021)
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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 5 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.
St Peters Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
28 June 2016Most recent
£408,000
+31.6%over 10 years24 August 2005
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SU: £410,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 5SU
Church Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU
Sold Jul 2025
£410,000Church 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
£4,101,481Gate 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 St Peters 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 St Peters Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
St Peters Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SU). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 51). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 129 m² it's 29.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across 2005–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £533,000 is 30.6% above the 2016 sale price.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
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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.
St Peters Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jul 2025
Current Certificate
Jul 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 July 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against St Peters Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 applications on record at St Peters Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU
3decisions2extensions28documents13nearby
- Dec 2004RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Windows & doors replacement
New Windows- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- LB/COL/04/1943
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksAug 2024Decision
- Tree WorksMay 2018Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (3 on record)
- All 5 applications on this property in full, plus 13 notable nearby
- The 28 documents, officer reports & conditions
- What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.
On co₂ emissions, St Peters Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,163
Street avg £9,695
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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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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 St Peters Cottage is modelled from its 129 m² EPC floor area, its 2 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. 2 sales are recorded for St Peters 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 St Peters Cottage was lodged in July 2015 at band F and expired in July 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 5 applications are matched to St Peters 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
- St Peters Cottage is in council tax band F. 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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