Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
St Margarets Cottage, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PD
1 planning record
Estimated value
£706,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£675,000)+5%
- Against CO4 5PD's recent median (£275,000)+157%
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
259 m²
2788 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£706,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£675,000)+5%
- Against CO4 5PD's recent median (£275,000)+157%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for St Margarets Cottage is modelled from its 259 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5PD. 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
259 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2022
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in CO4 5PD
5 sales, median £275,000 (2025–1999)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on St Margarets Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
16 November 2022Most recent
£675,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5PD: £275,000 (2025–1999).
Nearby sales in CO4 5PD
Southway, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PD
Sold Jul 2025
£400,000Mardleybury, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PD
Sold Jul 2009
£275,0001 St Margarets Cross, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PD
Sold Mar 2008
£200,000Nirvana, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PD
Sold Jun 2004
£330,0005 St Margarets Cross, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PD
Sold Jul 1995
£66,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for St Margarets Cottage, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PD. 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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About St Margarets Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
St Margarets Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Langham, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5PD). It has a recorded floor area of 259 m² (around 2788 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 259 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 54.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £675,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
- LandYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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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.
St Margarets Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jul 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 July 2032
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against St Margarets Cottage, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at St Margarets Cottage, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PD
1decisions25documents13nearby
- Jan 2024RenovationFullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing cracked wall and erection of full length new wall with retention of existing hedging.(Amended description)
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 230810
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Versus other School Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, St Margarets Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,606
Street avg £2,576
Floor Area
259 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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.
Crime
430/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
St Margaret's Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Langham Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Langham Primary AcademyPrimary145m
- Boxted St Peter's Church of England SchoolPrimary2.4km
Nearest stops
- St Margaret's CrossBus stop24m
- Birchwood RoadBus stop211m
- Birchwood RoadBus stop294m
- SchoolBus stop574m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,575 reports46%
- Criminal Damage & Arson485 reports9%
- Anti-social Behaviour482 reports9%
- Shoplifting425 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 5PD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for St Margarets Cottage is modelled from its 259 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 5PD. 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 St Margarets Cottage. 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 St Margarets Cottage was lodged in July 2022 at band E and is valid until July 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to St Margarets Cottage. 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 5PD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- St Margarets Cottage is in council tax band G. 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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