23 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB
About 23 Langham Place
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).
Know exactly what you're buying at 23 Langham Place
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Sept 2022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
Planning history
23 Langham Place has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2015FullIn report
Erection of a 1.75m high fence around part of my front garden.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 151070
- Jul 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/0926
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.
Sales history & valuation
23 Langham Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£595,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 16 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
8 February 2013Most recent
£350,000
+8.7%over 8 years30 March 2004
£322,000
+102.5%over 6 years28 April 1997
£159,000
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
Everything we know about 23 Langham Place, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Langham Place homes
On floor area, 23 Langham Place runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,381
Street avg £2,446
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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