What kind of home is 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB?

15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB?

15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB last sold for £380,000 in May 2011, around 15 years ago. Before that, it sold for £200,000 in September 1997, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB changed over time?

Across 2 sales between September 1997 and May 2011, 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB rose from £200,000 to £380,000, a change of £180,000. That works out to roughly +4.8% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB?

The current EPC rating for 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in January 2022. It has dropped from a C recorded in January 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB?

15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (1,733 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB use?

The latest EPC at 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB?

15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB in?

15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB sits in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB?

Police records around 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB?

The closest primary school to 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB is Highwoods Community Primary School (382m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Gilberd School (850m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB?

The closest bus stop to 15 Langham Place, CO4 9GB is Baronia Croft, 102m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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15 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

161 m²

1733 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 15 Langham Place

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

15 Langham Place is a five-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9GB). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

It hasn't traded since May 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £691,000 sits 81.8% above the 2011 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 53.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jan 2022

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2022from Jan 2011

EPC improved fromC72toD68

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting

75%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Langham Place has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

15 Langham Place's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£691,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£380,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

5 May 2011Most recent
£380,000
+90.0%over 13 years
21 September 1997
£200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9GB: £540,000 (2024–2016).

Nearby sales in CO4 9GB

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On the street

Versus other Langham Place homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 15 Langham Place runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,360

Street avg £2,447

On par

Floor Area

161 m²

Street avg 172 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

On par

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

Full Colchester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Baronia Croft — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Highwoods Community Primary School. 23 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 9GB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9GB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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