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

Listed building5 planning records
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
Overview

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 £523,000 is 28.2% above the 2016 sale price.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

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

EPC 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
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against St Peters Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Aug 2024
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    x 1 Neighbouring Beech (B1) tree to have branches which overhang the fence/boundary line of the rear garden pruned back to remove the majority of the overhang. This will be in line with the fence line where achievable to suitable growth points and good t

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    241699
    View planning record
  2. May 2018
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Beech tree which overhangs my garden tip weight reduction by up to 3m on the side naturals only, not the top. 25% inner crown thin and deadwood clean

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    181493
    View planning record
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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.

St Peters Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£523,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£408,000

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 June 2016Most recent

    £408,000

    +31.6%over 10 years
  2. 24 August 2005

    £310,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SU: £410,000 (2025–2018).

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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.

On co₂ emissions, St Peters Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,163

Street avg £9,945

On par

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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

1.0 km

Hobbs Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

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

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The full 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

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