24 Hobbs Drive, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5RZ
About 24 Hobbs Drive
24 Hobbs Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
It hasn't traded since November 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 sits 114.2% above the 2004 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 38% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 99 m² it's 19.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 14 EPCs).
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
24 Hobbs Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2012ExtensionIn report
Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed side extension and garage conversion.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 120199
- Jul 2006ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear conservatory extension.
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/06/1079
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 24 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
24 Hobbs Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 November 2004Most recent
£190,000
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 24 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 price per m², 24 Hobbs Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,919
Street avg £3,304
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 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
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