Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU
1 planning record
Estimated value
£329,000
- Since the 1995 sale (£53,000)+521%
- Against CO4 9TU's recent median (£273,000)+21%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£329,000
- Against its 1995 sale (£53,000)+521%
- Against CO4 9TU's recent median (£273,000)+21%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 18 Langdale Drive is modelled from its 94 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 9TU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
94 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2020
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1995
Recent sales in CO4 9TU
5 sales, median £273,000 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
18 Langdale Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
Sales timeline
5 October 1995Most recent
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9TU: £273,000 (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
£258,00011 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU
Sold Aug 2024
£276,00032 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU
Sold Jun 2024
£273,00034 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU
Sold Mar 2024
£150,000
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About 18 Langdale Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Langdale Drive is a semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TU). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in October 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 sits 520.8% above the 1995 sale of £53,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 75.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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.
Current Certificate
Nov 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 November 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 18 Langdale Drive.
1 application on record at 18 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU
1decisions1extensions2documents1nearby
- Feb 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension to form kitchen/bedroom three extension, study and bedroom four
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/02/0027
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Versus other Langdale Drive homes
Four headline reads against 39 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 18 Langdale Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£564
Street avg £3,315
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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
430/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.
Nearest schools
- The Gilberd SchoolSecondary226m
- The Trinity SchoolSecondary244m
- Brinkley Grove Primary SchoolPrimary313m
- Highwoods Community Primary SchoolPrimary347m
Nearest stops
- Langdale DriveBus stop151m
- Gilberd SchoolBus stop204m
- Spindle WoodBus stop260m
- Highwoods ApproachBus stop363m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,575 reports46%
- Criminal Damage & Arson485 reports9%
- Anti-social Behaviour482 reports9%
- Shoplifting425 reports8%
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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· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 18 Langdale Drive is modelled from its 94 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CO4 9TU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 18 Langdale Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 18 Langdale Drive was lodged in November 2020 at band D and is valid until November 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 18 Langdale Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 22 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO4 9TU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 18 Langdale Drive is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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