What kind of home is 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD?

4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD?

4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD last sold for £370,000 in March 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £82,000 in August 1997, so prices have been rising over 23 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD changed over time?

Across 2 sales between August 1997 and March 2020, 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD rose from £82,000 to £370,000, a change of £288,000. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD have?

The current EPC rating for 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD is F with a score of 37 out of 100, lodged in February 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD?

4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,076 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 5TD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD use?

The latest EPC at 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD?

4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD is in council tax band C.

Which area is 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD in?

4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD sits in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD?

Police records around 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD 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 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD?

The closest primary school to 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD is Boxted St Peter's Church of England School (1.8km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD?

The closest bus stop to 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, CO4 5TD is Cooks Hill, 1.5km away. In total there are 17 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TD

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

100 m²

1076 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 37

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 4 High Lift Villas

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

4 High Lift Villas is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5TD). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £421,000 is 13.8% above the 2020 sale price. Sold March 2020 for £370,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Heating systemOil
RefurbishedYes

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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.

4 High Lift Villas's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Feb 2017

EPC Rating

F37

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

7.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 10 February 2027

4 months remaining

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 High Lift Villas has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 4 High Lift Villas has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£421,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£370,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

25 March 2020Most recent
£370,000
+351.2%over 22 years
28 August 1997
£82,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5TD: £340,000 (2026–2006).

Nearby sales in CO4 5TD

On the street

Versus other Skye Hall Hill homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 High Lift Villas outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,700

Street avg £3,805

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Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£421k

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1 Braiswick

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4 bed

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

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

1.5 km

Cooks Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

1.8 km

Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 5TD 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 5TD

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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Common questions

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