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

19 Songers Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in June 2010. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 sits 116.4% above the 2010 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 39.1% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.