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23 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
147 m²
1582 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Langham Place

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

23 Langham Place is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9GB). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 sits 70% above the 2013 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 56.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in February 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. At 147 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (175 m² median across 18 EPCs).

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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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • Previously extendedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

23 Langham Place's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Sept 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Langham Place has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jul 2015
    Full
    In report

    Erection of a 1.75m high fence around part of my front garden.

    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    151070
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2004
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Conservatory to rear

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/04/0926
    View planning record

What's in 23 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

23 Langham Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£595,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£350,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 February 2013Most recent

    £350,000

    +8.7%over 8 years
  2. 30 March 2004

    £322,000

    +102.5%over 6 years
  3. 28 April 1997

    £159,000

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

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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 floor area, 23 Langham Place runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,381

Street avg £2,446

On par

Floor Area

147 m²

Street avg 173 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

On par
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.

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.

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 road noise heatmap for CO4 9GB

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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