Gulsons, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX
About Gulsons
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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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Gulsons has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Mar 2026HeritageIn report
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (roofing materials) of Listed Building Consent 252341
Listed- Reference
- 260494
- Dec 2025RenovationHeritageIn report
Re-rendering, re-roofing and window replacement.
- Reference
- 252341
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Gulsons
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Gulsons has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,044,000
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
Everything we know about Gulsons, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Church Street homes
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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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.1 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB