Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Holly Tree Cottage, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX
3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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.
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 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2023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 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
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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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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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 2011Tree WorksTreesOutcome 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
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2022Decision
- Tree WorksOct 2020Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 16 years.
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 years8 May 2014
£263,000
+25.2%over 10 years13 April 2004
£209,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SX: £700,000 (2018–1999).
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
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 206 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 15.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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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