5 Hillcrest Cottages, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5QE

5 Hillcrest Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Langham, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 5QE). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 sits 69% above the 2007 sale of £232,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 95.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.