Tanglewood, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SG
About Tanglewood
Tanglewood is a four-bedroom detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SG). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £537,000 is 11.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 42.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £480,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Tanglewood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Tanglewood has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Tanglewood
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£537,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£480,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 November 2021Most recent
£480,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SG: £460,000 (2016–2006).
Nearby sales in CO4 5SG
3 Boxted Court, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SG
Sold Aug 2016
£520,0002 Boxted Court, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SG
Sold Apr 2016
£460,0004 Boxted Court, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SG
Sold Mar 2014
£310,0001 Boxted Court, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SG
Sold Jun 2002
£280,000Chanteel, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SG
Sold Sept 1997
£112,995
Everything we know about Tanglewood, 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 Dedham Road homes
Tanglewood outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,840
Street avg £2,853
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 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
0.0 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB