Huckleberry House, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX
About Huckleberry House
Huckleberry House is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SX). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2313 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 215 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (167 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 1999–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,122,000 is 32% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 51.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Huckleberry House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Dec 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Huckleberry House has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Laurel Hedge, T2 Hornbeam hedge, T3 Beech tree. T4 Walnut tree, Acacia Tree
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 251859
- Jul 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T2 - Crab Apple Tree - remove to ground level - dead and dying tree with cavity and bracket fungus H5 - Hornbeam Trees - prune back to previous pruning points - approx 300m T7 - Smoke Tree - remove dead wood, remove split limb, weight reduction
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 231788
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Huckleberry House
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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£1,122,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 11 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
14 October 2010Most recent
£850,000
+13.3%over 4 years9 December 2005
£750,000
+172.7%over 6 years5 August 1999
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SX: £263,000 (2020–2002).
Everything we know about Huckleberry House, 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
Price per m² for Huckleberry House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,956
Street avg £2,657
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 187 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 14.2 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
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