12 Hobbs Drive, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RZ
About 12 Hobbs Drive
12 Hobbs Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 748 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 70 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 sits 67.9% above the 2013 sale of £215,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in June 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
12 Hobbs Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Oct 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Hobbs Drive has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 161159
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 12 Hobbs Drive
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
12 Hobbs Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£215,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 June 2013Most recent
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5RZ: £360,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CO4 5RZ
15 Hobbs Drive, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RZ
Sold Nov 2024
£465,0007 Hobbs Drive, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RZ
Sold Oct 2024
£352,0002 Hobbs Drive, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RZ
Sold Sept 2023
£350,00027 Hobbs Drive, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RZ
Sold Oct 2022
£375,00014 Hobbs Drive, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RZ
Sold Apr 2018
£341,000
Everything we know about 12 Hobbs Drive, 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 Hobbs Drive homes
On epc rating, 12 Hobbs Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,094
Street avg £3,213
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Hobbs Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB