25 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB
About 25 Langham Place
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).
Know exactly what you're buying at 25 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
Energy performance
25 Langham Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
25 Langham Place has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2007ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 071982
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.
Sales history & valuation
25 Langham Place's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£655,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£159,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 April 1997Most recent
£159,950
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 25 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 years held, 25 Langham Place stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,126
Street avg £2,515
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 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