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1 School Farm Cottages, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB

Listed buildingNotable views
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 25
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 School Farm Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 School Farm Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Langham, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5PB). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 87 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 sits 123.2% above the 2003 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 54.7% below the postcode norm.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • ConservatoryYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 School Farm Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F25
G
Main Heating
Main Fuel
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 School Farm Cottages, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 School Farm Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

14applications of note in the surrounding area

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  • Larger development activity nearby
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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

£279,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2003)

£125,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 September 2003Most recent

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5PB: £600,000 (2025–2018).

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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
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On the street

Versus other School Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 School Farm Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,437

Street avg £3,443

Strongly below

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 133 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Strongly above
Area

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

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

St Margaret's Cross — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Langham Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 5PB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 5PB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 5PB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 School Farm Cottages, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.