Merryfields, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX
About Merryfields
Merryfields is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SX). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2148 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Merryfields'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 February 2020
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Planning history
A a two-storey rear extension application was refused at Merryfields in 2023.
2 applications on record at Merryfields, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX
- Nov 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Proposed Two Storey Rear Extension and Alterations
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 232182
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchMar 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Merryfields has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£762,000
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
Merryfields outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 189 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 14.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 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
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
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB