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

9 Songers Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a loft. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It hasn't traded since August 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 170 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 £489,000 sits 97.4% above the 2010 sale of £247,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 18.6% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.