What kind of home is Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX?

Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, on a corner plot.

What did Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX sell for?

Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX last sold for £350,000 in February 2020, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £209,995 in April 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 2004 and February 2020, Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX rose from £209,995 to £350,000, a change of £140,005. That works out to roughly +3.3% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX?

The current EPC rating for Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in February 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX?

Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 49% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 5SX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX use?

The latest EPC at Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX had any planning applications?

Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX has council approval for part-single-part-two-storey extension granted in November 2022 under ref. 222305. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX?

Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX is in council tax band C.

Which area is Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX in?

Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX sits in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX?

Police records around Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX show an average of 430 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX?

The closest primary school to Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX is Boxted St Peter's Church of England School (1.0km).

What transport links are near Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX?

The closest bus stop to Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, CO4 5SX is Hobbs Drive, 1.1km away. In total there are 18 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX

3 sales on record4 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Holly Tree Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Holly Tree Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SX). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 101 m² it sits well below the postcode median (207 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £430,000 is 22.9% above the 2020 sale price. Sold February 2020 for £350,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road
LandYes
Corner plotYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Holly Tree 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 09 Feb 2023

Current Certificate

Feb 2013

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 9 February 2023

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 applications on record at Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX

1decisions1extensions17documents13nearby

Mar 2011
Tree WorksTrees
Outcome in report
Eucalyptus x1 (E1) to have crown lifted up to 5m and remaining crown reduced by up to 30%
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
110601
Full record in report
More recent applications — locked
ExtensionNov 2022Decision
Tree WorksOct 2020Decision

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£430,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£350,000

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

7 February 2020Most recent
£350,000
+33.1%over 5 years
8 May 2014
£263,000
+25.2%over 10 years
13 April 2004
£209,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SX: £700,000 (2018–1999).

Nearby sales in CO4 5SX

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.

Years Held for Holly Tree Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,465

Street avg £2,820

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Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 206 m²

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Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 15.1 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Colchester report

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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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 5SX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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