18 Hobbs Drive, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RZ
About 18 Hobbs Drive
18 Hobbs Drive is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since July 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 sits 209.6% above the 2000 sale of £114,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 50.2% below the postcode norm. At 70 m² it's 27.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 15 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 November 2033
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Planning history
18 Hobbs Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
18 Hobbs Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£353,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£114,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 July 2000Most recent
£114,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5RZ: £370,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in CO4 5RZ
9 Hobbs Drive, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RZ
Sold Feb 2026
£370,00015 Hobbs Drive, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RZ
Sold Jan 2026
£417,0007 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
£375,000
Versus other Hobbs Drive homes
Price per m² for 18 Hobbs Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,629
Street avg £3,374
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
430/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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB