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14 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band C
Overview

About 14 Langdale Drive

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

14 Langdale Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 is 13% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 70.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £257,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • ParkingOff street
  • LandYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a two-storey side and rear extension application was refused at 14 Langdale Drive in 2025.

  1. Jul 2025
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property

    Proposed Two Storey Side Extension with proposed rear lean-to extension

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    251071
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2025
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property

    Proposed Two Storey Side Extension with proposed rear lean-to extension

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    250226
    View planning record

What's in 14 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£291,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 2 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£257,500

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 September 2021Most recent

    £257,500

    +9.3%over 1 year
  2. 17 March 2020

    £235,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9TU: £273,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Langdale Drive homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

14 Langdale Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,902

Street avg £3,216

Above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 55 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

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

0.2 km

Langdale Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

The Gilberd School. 22 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 9TU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 9TU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9TU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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