20 Songers Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SQ
About 20 Songers Cottages
20 Songers Cottages is a semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2014) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 112). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
20 Songers Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 December 2024
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
20 Songers Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
20 Songers Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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: £470,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 5SQ
9 Songers Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SQ
Sold Dec 2025
£470,0007 Songers Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SQ
Sold Jun 2024
£450,0008 Songers Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SQ
Sold Mar 2024
£390,00011 Songers Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SQ
Sold Aug 2021
£605,00010 Songers Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SQ
Sold Jan 2021
£472,000
Versus other Dedham Road homes
EPC Rating for 20 Songers Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
81 (B)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 112 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
430/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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB