21 Songers Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SQ
About 21 Songers Cottages
21 Songers Cottages is a semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 Songers Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION FOR DISABLED ADAPTATION TO INCLUDE BEDROOM AND BATHROOM
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 250741
- Aug 2002Change Of UseFullIn report
One year temporary mobile home
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/02/0995
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 21 Songers Cottages
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
21 Songers Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£330,000
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: £450,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CO4 5SQ
7 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
£472,0009 Songers Cottages, Dedham Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5SQ
Sold Aug 2010
£247,750
Everything we know about 21 Songers Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Dedham Road homes
On habitable rooms, 21 Songers Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 112 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB