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.
At 88 m² it's 15.4% 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 is 25% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 17.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in April 2017.
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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
Energy performance
The Rowans sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Two storey & single storey extensions & alterations to existing dwelling.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 170731
We flagged 2 things worth checking at The Rowans
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£377,000
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 (2025–2018).
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
£1,475,000Shrublands, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Sold Sept 2022
£342,500St Davids, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Sold Oct 2018
£318,000Bon Accord, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Sold Jun 2018
£425,000
Everything we know about The Rowans, 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
The Rowans is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,428
Street avg £3,262
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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