What kind of home is The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT?

The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT sell for?

The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT last sold for £640,000 in June 2025. Before that, it sold for £715,000 in November 2022, so prices have been falling over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT changed over time?

Across 2 sales between November 2022 and June 2025, The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT fell from £715,000 to £640,000, a change of £75,000. That works out to roughly -4.2% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT?

The current EPC rating for The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT?

The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (1,808 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 49% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 5NT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT use?

The latest EPC at The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT?

The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT has council approval for an extension granted in May 2002 under ref. F/COL/02/0613. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT?

The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT is in council tax band E.

Which area is The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT in?

The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT sits in Langham, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT?

Police records around The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT?

The closest primary school to The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT is Langham Primary Academy (812m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT?

The closest bus stop to The Thatched Cottage, High Street, CO4 5NT is The Shepherd & Dog, 95m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Thatched Cottage, High Street, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5NT

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

168 m²

1808 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

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.

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageDouble
LandYes

Building

Central heatingYes

Energy

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.

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

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.

May 2002
ExtensionFull
In report
Two storey extension to replace single storey kitchen
Documents
2 docs on file
Reference
F/COL/02/0613
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£599,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.2% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£640,000

Growth on file: -4.2% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

11 June 2025Most recent
£640,000
-10.5%over 2 years
16 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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On the street

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

Strongly below

Floor Area

168 m²

Street avg 125 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Colchester report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 5NT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low

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