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

Listed buildingNotable views

Estimated value

£288,000

  • Since the 2003 sale (£125,000)+130%
  • Against CO4 5PB's recent median (£600,000)-52%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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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
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£288,000

  • Against its 2003 sale (£125,000)+130%
  • Against CO4 5PB's recent median (£600,000)-52%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 School Farm Cottages is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5PB. 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

    87 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2015

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2003

  • Recent sales in CO4 5PB

    5 sales, median £600,000 (2025–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 September 2003Most recent

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5PB: £600,000 (2025–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 1 School Farm Cottages, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB. 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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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 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 sits 130.4% above the 2003 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 55% below the postcode norm.

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
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

Current Certificate
May 2015

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

Certificate validity

Expired on 14 May 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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.

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But the area is active

13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other School Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 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 £3,508

Strongly below

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 6.7 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.
Full Colchester report

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

0.3 km

St Margaret's Cross — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Langham Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Langham Primary AcademyPrimary124m
  • Boxted St Peter's Church of England SchoolPrimary2.2km

Nearest stops

  • St Margaret's CrossBus stop285m
  • Birchwood RoadBus stop315m
  • SchoolBus stop324m
  • Birchwood RoadBus stop380m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,575 reports46%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson485 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour482 reports9%
  • Shoplifting425 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildListed buildingNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919, is a listed building, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 School Farm Cottages is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5PB. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 1 School Farm Cottages. 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 1 School Farm Cottages was lodged in May 2015 at band F and expired in May 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 School Farm Cottages. 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 19 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO4 5PB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 School Farm Cottages is in council tax band B. 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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