13 St Margarets Cross, Wick Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PE
About 13 St Margarets Cross
13 St Margarets Cross is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Langham, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5PE). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 14.8% above the 2018 sale price. Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £330,000.
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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
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
13 St Margarets Cross's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
13 St Margarets Cross has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2000ExtensionFullIn report
Pitched roof to existing extensions
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/00/1410
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 13 St Margarets Cross
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 October 2018Most recent
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5PE: £425,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CO4 5PE
Benton, Wick Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PE
Sold Jun 2025
£375,000Squirrels, Wick Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PE
Sold Apr 2023
£455,000Cherry Garden, Wick Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PE
Sold Feb 2023
£360,000Greentops, Wick Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PE
Sold Jun 2021
£765,000Rayners Pond, Wick Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PE
Sold Jul 2019
£675,000
Everything we know about 13 St Margarets Cross, 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 Wick Road homes
On epc rating, 13 St Margarets Cross runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,173
Street avg £3,724
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Birchwood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Langham Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB