Hollies, Green Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TR
About Hollies
Hollies is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5TR). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 99 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.
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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
Hollies's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2003OutbuildingFullIn report
Single storey detached garage
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/1931
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Hollies
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
Hollies has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£481,000
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 5TR: £700,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in CO4 5TR
Keatings, Green Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TR
Sold Sept 2023
£960,000Somerton House, Green Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TR
Sold Mar 2023
£700,000Hillside Cottage, Green Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TR
Sold Jun 2021
£802,500The Swallows, Green Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TR
Sold Jul 2015
£400,000The Pippins, Green Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TR
Sold Jul 2005
£320,000
Everything we know about Hollies, 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 Green Lane homes
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 511 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 14.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.8 km
The Wig and Fidgett — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 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
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB