Valley Farm Cottage, Skye Hall Hill, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TD
About Valley Farm Cottage
Valley Farm Cottage is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5TD). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Valley Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Valley Farm Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Valley Farm Cottage
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
Valley Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£346,000
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 5TD: £340,000 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in CO4 5TD
3 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TD
Sold May 2024
£340,0004 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TD
Sold Mar 2020
£370,0005 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TD
Sold Oct 2019
£370,0006 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TD
Sold Sept 2016
£316,0002 High Lift Villas, Skye Hall Hill, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TD
Sold Oct 1998
£11,500
Everything we know about Valley Farm Cottage, 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 Skye Hall Hill homes
Valley Farm Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
5/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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB