4 Buxtons Cottage, Salmons Corner, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1RX
About 4 Buxtons Cottage
4 Buxtons Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Coggeshall, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1RX). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.
At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 is 39.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 43.4% below the postcode norm. Sold June 2021 for £295,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
4 Buxtons Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and the erection of a single storey rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 252146
- Dec 2007ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear conservatory extension.
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 072658
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Buxtons Cottage
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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 14 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£295,000
+42.5%over 13 years30 August 2007
£207,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1RX: £270,000 (2017–2001).
Nearby sales in CO6 1RX
5 Buxtons Cottage, Salmons Corner, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1RX
Sold Jun 2017
£285,0003 Buxtons Cottage, Salmons Corner, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1RX
Sold Mar 2016
£270,000The Leys, Salmons Corner, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1RX
Sold Nov 2015
£580,0001 Buxtons Cottage, Salmons Corner, Coggeshall, Colchester, CO6 1RX
Sold Aug 2001
£90,000
Everything we know about 4 Buxtons Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Salmons Corner homes
Price per m² for 4 Buxtons Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,521
Street avg £2,908
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Salmons Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB