19 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB

19 Langham Place is a detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9GB). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2016) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 99).

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in July 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £627,000 sits 280% above the 1997 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 30.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).