5 Brook Cottages, Wet Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TW
About 5 Brook Cottages
5 Brook Cottages is a four-bedroom property in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5TW). It has council tax band C. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in March 2003. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
- LandYes
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 5 Brook Cottages.
- Nov 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/1716
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Brook Cottages
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
£167,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 March 2003Most recent
£167,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5TW: £336,000 (2020–1998).
Everything we know about 5 Brook Cottages, 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
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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
1.2 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
42.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB