11 Cross Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SH
About 11 Cross Cottages
11 Cross Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SH). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in June 1996. 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 £243,000 sits 594.3% above the 1996 sale of £35,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- May 2021Loft ConversionFullIn report
Roof space conversion and extension
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 210661
- Jan 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed rear and side single storey extensions
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 152721
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 11 Cross Cottages
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
11 Cross Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£35,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 June 1996Most recent
£35,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CO4 5SH: £287,500 (2023–2021).
Everything we know about 11 Cross Cottages, 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
11 Cross Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
Cooks Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB