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Songers, Cage Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RE

9 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
206 m²
2219 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Songers

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

Songers is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5RE). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2219 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £817,000 sits 92.2% above the 2013 sale of £425,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 17.5% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (April 2013).

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Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking
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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Songers'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jan 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Songers, Cage Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at Songers was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Nov 2025
    Conditions
    In report

    Application to discharge conditions 4 (Roof Materials), 5 (Brickwork) and 7 (External Doors and Windows) to 251556.

    Reference
    252412
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2025
    Demolition And RebuildHeritage
    In report

    Listed building application for demolition of existing prefab garage and replacement with oak-framed carriage house.

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    251557
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 3 things worth checking at Songers

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
  • A planning decision worth checking
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Songers valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£817,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£425,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 April 2013Most recent

    £425,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5RE: £365,000 (2022–2016).

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Everything we know about Songers, 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
  • A planning decision worth checking
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On the street

Versus other Cage Lane homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Songers outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,062

Street avg £2,837

Below

Floor Area

206 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.5 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£672k

1 Braiswick Place

CO4 5YF

4 bed3 bath
£564k

1 Bradford Drive

CO4 5FT

1 bed1 bath
£508k

1 Bardsley Close

CO4 5GS

£450k

1 Braiswick

CO4 5AU

4 bed
£447k

1 Boxted Road, Mile End

CO4 5HE

3 bed2 bath
£441k

1 Aldertons Cottages, Water Lane, Langham

CO4 5QD

£430k

1 Bartholomew Court, Mile End Road

CO4 5FQ

£425k

1 Bluegates Place

CO4 5XY

3 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

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Village Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 5RE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 5RE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 5RE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Songers, Cage Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.