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2 Cross Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SH

EPC B4 planning records

Estimated value

£394,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£310,000)+27%
  • Against CO4 5SH's recent median (£150,000)+163%

Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 90
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£394,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£310,000)+27%
  • Against CO4 5SH's recent median (£150,000)+163%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 2 Cross Cottages is modelled from its 114 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5SH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    114 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2025

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in CO4 5SH

    2 sales, median £150,000 (2023–1996)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: June 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 February 2021Most recent

    £310,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in CO4 5SH: £150,000 (2023–1996).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 2 Cross Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SH. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 2 Cross Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 Cross Cottages is a semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SH). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 is 27.1% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £310,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

2 Cross Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate
Jul 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
B90
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
0.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 31 July 2035

8 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Cross Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Cross Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

4 applications on record at 2 Cross Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SH

4decisions1extensions39documents13nearby
  1. Apr 2023
    Conditions
    Outcome in report

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4, 6, 7 and 11 of application 220148

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    230575
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ConditionsDecision

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (4 on record)
  • All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 13 notable nearby
  • The 39 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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On the street

Versus other Dedham Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 2 Cross Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

90 (B)

Street avg 73 (C)

Strongly above

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

0.3 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Full Colchester report

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

Cooks Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Boxted St Peter's Church of England SchoolPrimary257m
  • Langham Primary AcademyPrimary2.1km

Nearest stops

  • Cooks HillBus stop104m
  • Village HallBus stop151m
  • Hobbs DriveBus stop392m
  • Line CottagesBus stop864m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,575 reports46%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson485 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour482 reports9%
  • Shoplifting425 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 5SH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 5SH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 5SH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC BPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 2 Cross Cottages is modelled from its 114 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5SH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 2 Cross Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 2 Cross Cottages was lodged in July 2025 at band B and is valid until July 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to 2 Cross Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 19 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO4 5SH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
2 Cross Cottages is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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