Somerton House, Bungalow, Green Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TR
About Somerton House
Somerton House is a detached house in Boxted, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5TR). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 121), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 November 2032
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Planning history
3 applications on record at Somerton House, Bungalow, Green Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TR
- Jul 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Garage extension & roof alterations
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/01/0717
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationSept 2008Decision
- ConservatoryNov 2006Decision
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (3 on record)
- All 3 applications on this property in full, plus 13 notable nearby
- The 17 documents, officer reports & conditions
- What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Sales history & valuation
Somerton House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£293,000
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 5TR: £700,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO4 5TR
Hollies, Green Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TR
Sold Aug 2025
£480,000Roslynne, Green Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TR
Sold Mar 2025
£505,000Keatings, Green Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TR
Sold Sept 2023
£960,000Somerton House, Green Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TR
Sold Mar 2023
£700,000Hillside Cottage, Green Lane, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5TR
Sold Jun 2021
£802,500
Versus other Green Lane homes
Floor Area for Somerton House lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 520 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 15.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 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
0.8 km
The Wig and Fidgett — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB