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25 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
142 m²
1528 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 25 Langham Place

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

25 Langham Place is a detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9GB). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since April 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £655,000 sits 309.5% above the 1997 sale of £159,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 28% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 142 m² it's 18.6% 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

Energy

Energy performance

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

25 Langham Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

25 Langham Place has an approved extension on the planning record.

  1. Sept 2007
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    071982
    View planning record

What's in 25 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.

25 Langham Place's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£655,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1997)

£159,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 April 1997Most recent

    £159,950

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 years held, 25 Langham Place stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,126

Street avg £2,515

Strongly below

Floor Area

142 m²

Street avg 173 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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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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