The Latch, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX
About The Latch
The Latch is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SX). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2303 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
9 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 214 m² it's 27.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (167 m² median across 6 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £896,000 is 28% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 25.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £700,000.
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Energy performance
The Latch's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 April 2028
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Planning history
The Latch has an approved extension on the planning record.
9 applications on record at The Latch, Church Street, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SX
- Jul 2010Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
2 cherry tree (C1) to be felled 1 laburnham (L1) stem to be pruned
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 101814
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2024Decision
- FullApr 2023Decision
+ 6 more applications in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (3 on record)
- All 9 applications on this property in full, plus 13 notable nearby
- The 55 documents, officer reports & conditions
- What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Sales history & valuation
The Latch valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£896,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£700,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 October 2018Most recent
£700,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SX: £350,000 (2020–2004).
Versus other Church Street homes
The Latch is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,271
Street avg £2,885
Floor Area
214 m²
Street avg 187 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 13.9 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
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