11 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU
About 11 Langdale Drive
11 Langdale Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TU). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a corner plot.
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. At 49 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 39 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 148.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £276,000 in August 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- LandYes
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
11 Langdale Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/2353
- Oct 2004PorchFullIn report
Front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/04/1701
What's in 11 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
11 Langdale Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 25 years.
£276,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2024Most recent
£276,000
+60.5%over 9 years11 June 2015
£172,000
+14.7%over 9 years27 February 2006
£149,950
+27.6%over 2 years27 August 2003
£117,500
+130.4%over 4 years31 March 1999
£51,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9TU: £258,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CO4 9TU
47 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU
Sold Oct 2025
£280,00010 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU
Sold Oct 2024
£258,00032 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU
Sold Jun 2024
£273,00034 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU
Sold Mar 2024
£150,00039 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU
Sold Jan 2024
£175,000
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Versus other Langdale Drive homes
Price per m² for 11 Langdale Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,633
Street avg £3,165
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.2 km
Langdale Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Gilberd School. 22 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB