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18 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU

1 planning record
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
Overview

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 £339,000 sits 539.6% 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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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

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. Feb 2002
    ExtensionFull
    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
    View planning record

What's in 18 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU'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.

18 Langdale Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).

Current estimate

£339,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1995)

£53,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 October 1995Most recent

    £53,000

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.

On price per m², 18 Langdale Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£564

Street avg £3,315

Strongly below

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly 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.

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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 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
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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