Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Southfield, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
97 m²
1040 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Southfield
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Southfield is a semi-detached house in Langham, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5PB). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1040 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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.
Southfield's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2019
Current Certificate
Jul 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 July 2019
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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ENo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Southfield, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at Southfield, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
2decisions3extensions10documents13nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- Dec 2009DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Demolition of brick built attached outbuildings/wc and construction oftwo storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 091415
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchMay 2019Decision
- PorchFeb 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Southfield has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5PB: £600,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO4 5PB
Hunters End, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Sold Nov 2025
£490,000Esthwaite, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Sold Jun 2025
£630,000The Rigg, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Sold Oct 2022
£1,475,000Shrublands, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Sold Sept 2022
£342,500St Davids, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Sold Oct 2018
£318,000
Versus other School Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, Southfield runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 129 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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.
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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· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB
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