10 Accommodation Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5HR
About 10 Accommodation Road
10 Accommodation Road is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5HR). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in June 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £538,000 sits 460.4% above the 1998 sale of £96,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 88.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
10 Accommodation Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
10 Accommodation Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/06/2047
- Jan 2005OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed stables.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/2305
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 10 Accommodation Road
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
10 Accommodation Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£538,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£96,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 June 1998Most recent
£96,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CO4 5HR: £300,000 (2013–2000).
Everything we know about 10 Accommodation Road, 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 Accommodation Road homes
On floor area, 10 Accommodation Road stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.6 km
Three Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB