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1 Songers Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SQ

EPC B
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
137 m²
1475 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 87
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Social Rental
Overview

About 1 Songers Cottages

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

1 Songers Cottages is a semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 107). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Songers Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Sept 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
B87
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2019from May 2015
Hot Water
Very PoorPoor

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Sept 2020from Jul 2019
EPC improved fromC72toB87
Hot Water
PoorVery Poor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Songers Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Songers Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

14applications of note in the surrounding area

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  • Larger development activity nearby
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Songers Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£392,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SQ: £450,000 (2024–2017).

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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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On the street

Versus other Dedham Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Songers Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

87 (B)

Street avg 64 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£425k

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£430k

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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

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Village Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

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

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 5SQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 5SQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 5SQ

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Songers Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.