10 Hillcrest Cottages, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5QE
About 10 Hillcrest Cottages
10 Hillcrest Cottages is a semi-detached house in Langham, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5QE). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2026) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 70 m² it's 19.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 July 2036
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Planning history
1 application on record at 10 Hillcrest Cottages, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5QE
- Jun 2006FullOutcome in report
Construction of vehicular access
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/05/0352
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Sales history & valuation
10 Hillcrest Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 5QE: £270,000 (2022–2008).
Nearby sales in CO4 5QE
1 Hillcrest Cottages, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5QE
Sold Nov 2022
£525,0004 Hillcrest Cottages, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5QE
Sold Sept 2010
£270,0003 Hillcrest Cottages, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5QE
Sold Jun 2010
£225,0002 Hillcrest Cottages, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5QE
Sold Aug 2008
£290,0005 Hillcrest Cottages, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5QE
Sold Oct 2007
£232,000
Versus other Hillcrest Cottages homes
10 Hillcrest Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
430/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Langham Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB