Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Gulsons, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX
3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
12
From EPC
Floor area
402 m²
4327 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 13
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Gulsons
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Gulsons is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SX). It has a recorded floor area of 402 m² (around 4327 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 29). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 402 m² the property is well over the postcode median (167 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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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.
Gulsons sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Feb 2026
Current Certificate
Feb 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G13
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
46.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 February 2026
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildDetached over 300m²Extended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Gulsons, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Gulsons has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
3 applications on record at Gulsons, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX
1 live now2decisions1extensions16documents13nearby
Flagged:Listed building
- Sept 2016ExtensionConditionsOutcome in report
Discharge of conditions 4, 5, 6 & 7 of Listed Building Consent 160464.(Part single and part two storey extensions, creation of first floor over existing billiards room, window and door alterations, internal alterations and revisions to local landscaping)
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 161982
- More recent applications — locked
- HeritageMar 2026Decision
- RenovationDec 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Gulsons has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£993,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SX: £700,000 (2020–2005).
Nearby sales in CO4 5SX
Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX
Sold Feb 2020
£350,000The Latch, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX
Sold Oct 2018
£700,000Huckleberry House, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX
Sold Oct 2010
£850,000Farthings, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX
Sold Jun 2002
£166,500
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 epc rating, Gulsons runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
13 (G)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
402 m²
Street avg 156 m²
CO₂ Emissions
46.0 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 5SX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB
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