Greentops, Wick Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PE
About Greentops
Greentops is a detached house in Langham, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5PE). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
At 199 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 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Last sale on file: £765,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Greentops's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Greentops has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed Side and Rear Single Storey Extensions.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 120600
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Greentops
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
Latest sale on Greentops was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£841,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 15 years.
£765,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
15 June 2021Most recent
£765,000
+107.3%over 14 years22 August 2006
£369,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5PE: £425,000 (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
£455,000Cherry Garden, Wick Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PE
Sold Feb 2023
£360,000Rayners 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 Greentops, 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
Greentops outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,844
Street avg £3,649
Floor Area
199 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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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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