21 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB
About 21 Langham Place
21 Langham Place is a detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9GB). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On the market in July 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £650,000 is 25% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 77.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
21 Langham Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 Langham Place has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2006ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/06/1429
What's in 21 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
21 Langham Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£650,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 19 years.
£520,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2016Most recent
£520,000
+25.3%over 1 year19 December 2014
£415,000
-2.1%19 December 2014
£424,000
+135.6%over 17 years27 August 1997
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9GB: £540,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in CO4 9GB
16 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB
Sold Mar 2024
£750,0007 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB
Sold Jan 2023
£625,0002 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB
Sold May 2021
£540,0008 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB
Sold Nov 2020
£485,00013 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB
Sold Oct 2016
£536,000
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Versus other Langham Place homes
On floor area, 21 Langham Place stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,667
Street avg £2,430
Floor Area
195 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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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
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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB