Shrublands, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
About Shrublands
Shrublands is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Langham, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5PB). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 27.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £342,500 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Shrublands has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Shrublands
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£342,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 September 2022Most recent
£342,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5PB: £600,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CO4 5PB
Esthwaite, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Sold Jun 2025
£630,000The Rigg, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Sold Oct 2022
£1,475,000St Davids, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Sold Oct 2018
£318,000Bon Accord, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Sold Jun 2018
£425,000Hunters End, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Sold Apr 2018
£400,000
Everything we know about Shrublands, 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 School Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for Shrublands runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,723
Street avg £3,235
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
0.3 km
St Margaret's Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Langham Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB