Rayners Pond, Wick Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PE
About Rayners Pond
Rayners Pond is a four-bedroom detached house in Langham, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5PE). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £814,000 is 20.6% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £675,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2022Loft ConversionFullIn report
Proposed loft conversion
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 220737
- Nov 2020AnnexFullIn report
Conversion of a double garage into an annexe for dependant parents.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 202188
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Rayners Pond
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Rayners Pond valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£814,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 18 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
22 July 2019Most recent
£675,000
+98.5%over 17 years6 September 2001
£340,000
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
£765,00014 St Margarets Cross, Wick Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PE
Sold Dec 2018
£290,000
Everything we know about Rayners Pond, 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, Rayners Pond stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,444
Street avg £3,694
Floor Area
196 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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