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

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
184 m²
1981 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band D
Overview

About 11 Songers Cottages

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

11 Songers Cottages is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 94.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £605,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road
Energy

Energy performance

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

11 Songers Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jul 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 11 Songers Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at 11 Songers Cottages.

  1. May 2002
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Two storey side extension

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/02/0619
    View planning record
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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.

Latest sale on 11 Songers Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£591,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£605,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 August 2021Most recent

    £605,000

    +92.1%over 13 years
  2. 9 September 2007

    £315,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5SQ: £390,000 (2024–2012).

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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.

11 Songers Cottages outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,288

Street avg £2,687

Above

Floor Area

184 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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.

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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

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