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

9 planning records

Estimated value

£715,000

  • Since the 2013 sale (£425,000)+68%
  • Against CO4 5RE's recent median (£475,000)+51%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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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
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£715,000

  • Against its 2013 sale (£425,000)+68%
  • Against CO4 5RE's recent median (£475,000)+51%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Songers is modelled from its 206 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5RE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    206 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2010

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2013

  • Recent sales in CO4 5RE

    5 sales, median £475,000 (2025–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: July 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 9 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Sales timeline

  1. 17 April 2013Most recent

    £425,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5RE: £475,000 (2025–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

3 potential issues have already been flagged for Songers, Cage Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • A planning decision worth checkingIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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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 £715,000 sits 68.2% above the 2013 sale of £425,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 36.1% 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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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

Current Certificate
Jan 2010

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

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 January 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
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.

9 applications on record at Songers, Cage Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RE

1 live now
8decisions83documents13nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. May 2022
    DemolitionHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Listed building application for the demolition of existing prefab garage and replacement with proposed oak framed cartlodge with store /office over.

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    213485
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision
  4. Demolition And RebuildDecision

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  • All 9 applications on this property in full, plus 13 notable nearby
  • The 83 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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 £3,179

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
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

430/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.

Nearest schools

  • Boxted St Peter's Church of England SchoolPrimary206m
  • Langham Primary AcademyPrimary2.1km

Nearest stops

  • Village HallBus stop153m
  • Hobbs DriveBus stop193m
  • Cooks HillBus stop370m
  • Line CottagesBus stop582m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,575 reports46%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson485 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour482 reports9%
  • Shoplifting425 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached BungalowEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Songers is modelled from its 206 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5RE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Songers. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Songers was lodged in January 2010 at band D and expired in January 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 9 applications are matched to Songers. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 18 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO4 5RE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Songers is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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