Cherry Garden, Wick Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PE
About Cherry Garden
Cherry Garden is a detached house in Langham, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5PE). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£423/sq ft) was about 37.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £360,000 in February 2023.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Cherry Garden's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cherry Garden has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 230368
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Cherry Garden
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 February 2023Most recent
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5PE: £455,000 (2025–2019).
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
£455,000Greentops, Wick Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PE
Sold Jun 2021
£765,000Rayners Pond, Wick Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PE
Sold Jul 2019
£675,00014 St Margarets Cross, Wick Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PE
Sold Dec 2018
£290,000
Everything we know about Cherry Garden, 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
Price per m² for Cherry Garden runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,557
Street avg £3,570
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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.
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
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB