Farthings, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX
About Farthings
Farthings is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SX). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since June 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £475,000 sits 185.3% above the 2002 sale of £166,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 62.3% below the postcode norm. At 135 m² it sits well below the postcode median (207 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Certificate validity
Valid until 20 June 2033
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Planning history
1 application on record at Farthings, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX
- May 2007OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Single storey detached double garage
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 071060
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Farthings was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£475,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£166,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 June 2002Most recent
£166,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SX: £700,000 (2020–2005).
Versus other Church Street homes
On price per m², Farthings runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,233
Street avg £3,564
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 200 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 15.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.1 km
Hobbs Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB