Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Thatched Cottage, High Street, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5NT
1 planning record
Estimated value
£590,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£640,000)-8%
- Against CO4 5NT's recent median (£575,000)+3%
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
168 m²
1808 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£590,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£640,000)-8%
- Against CO4 5NT's recent median (£575,000)+3%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Thatched Cottage is modelled from its 168 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5NT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
168 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2022
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in CO4 5NT
5 sales, median £575,000 (2024–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sales timeline
11 June 2025Most recent
£640,000
-10.5%over 2 years16 November 2022
£715,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5NT: £575,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in CO4 5NT
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Sold Dec 2024
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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
£575,000The Laurels, High Street, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5NT
Sold Mar 2023
£400,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for The Thatched Cottage, High Street, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5NT. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About The Thatched Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Thatched Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Langham, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5NT). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). A recent sale: £640,000 in June 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2022–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 16.4% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Thatched Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Mar 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 March 2032
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Thatched Cottage, High Street, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5NT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
The Thatched Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at The Thatched Cottage, High Street, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5NT
1decisions1extensions2documents13nearby
- May 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Two storey extension to replace single storey kitchen
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/02/0613
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Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², The Thatched Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,810
Street avg £4,748
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
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
0.1 km
The Shepherd & Dog — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Langham Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Langham Primary AcademyPrimary812m
- Boxted St Peter's Church of England SchoolPrimary1.5km
Nearest stops
- The Shepherd & DogBus stop95m
- SchoolBus stop383m
- Chapel RoadBus stop423m
- St Margaret's CrossBus stop976m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,575 reports46%
- Criminal Damage & Arson485 reports9%
- Anti-social Behaviour482 reports9%
- Shoplifting425 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 5NT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for The Thatched Cottage is modelled from its 168 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5NT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for The Thatched Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Thatched Cottage was lodged in March 2022 at band E and is valid until March 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to The Thatched Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 21 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO4 5NT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- The Thatched Cottage is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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