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7 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB

EPC B3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
160 m²
1722 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Langham Place

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

7 Langham Place is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9GB). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2021) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 156.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2023 for £625,000.

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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
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Langham Place, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Langham Place has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Aug 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Proposed rear single storey extension providing kitchen/dining area and study

    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    231063
    View planning record

What's in 7 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.

7 Langham Place has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£680,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£625,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 January 2023Most recent

    £625,000

    +108.3%over 17 years

  2. 16 June 2005

    £300,000

    +90.5%over 9 years

  3. 29 March 1996

    £157,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9GB: £536,000 (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.

7 Langham Place outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,906

Street avg £2,361

Strongly above

Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 172 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£484k

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4 bed2 bath
£394k

1 Asquith Drive, Highwoods

CO4 9FS

4 bed2 bath
£390k

1 Dudley Road

CO4 9AY

3 bed2 bath
£361k

1 Briarwood End, Highwoods

CO4 9SE

3 bed2 bath
£331k

1 Avitus Way, Highwoods

CO4 9EY

3 bed2 bath
£326k

1 California Close

CO4 9SG

3 bed1 bath
£305k

1 Carus Crescent, Highwoods

CO4 9FU

3 bed
£303k

1 Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods

CO4 9XR

3 bed
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.
Full Colchester report

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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