3 Shepherds Retreat, High Street, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5NT
About 3 Shepherds Retreat
3 Shepherds Retreat is a detached house in Langham, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5NT). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. The latest certificate (February 2024) returns an A (score 98), the top energy band on the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Shepherds Retreat ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2025
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3 Shepherds Retreat
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
3 Shepherds Retreat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£596,000
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 5NT: £575,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CO4 5NT
The Thatched Cottage, High Street, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5NT
Sold Jun 2025
£640,000Six Acres, High Street, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5NT
Sold Dec 2024
£775,0002 Shepherds Retreat, High Street, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5NT
Sold Jun 2024
£531,5001 Shepherds Retreat, High Street, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5NT
Sold Mar 2024
£499,0004 Shepherds Retreat, High Street, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5NT
Sold Mar 2024
£575,000
Everything we know about 3 Shepherds Retreat, 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 High Street homes
On epc rating, 3 Shepherds Retreat stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
98 (A)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Shepherd & Dog — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Langham Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB