The Rowans, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
About The Rowans
The Rowans is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Langham, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5PB). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in April 2017. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 is 27.6% above the 2017 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
The Rowans sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 February 2027
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Planning history
1 application on record at The Rowans, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
- Jun 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Two storey & single storey extensions & alterations to existing dwelling.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 170731
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Sales history & valuation
£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£301,700
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 April 2017Most recent
£301,700
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
The Rowans is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,428
Street avg £3,327
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
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
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB