23 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU
About 23 Langdale Drive
23 Langdale Drive is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TU). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 sits 51.1% above the 2014 sale of £116,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 29.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in March 2014.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Langdale Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£176,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 13 years.
£116,500
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
24 March 2014Most recent
£116,500
+3.1%over 7 years7 September 2006
£113,000
+133.0%over 5 years15 December 2000
£48,500
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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Versus other Langdale Drive homes
23 Langdale Drive is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,987
Street avg £3,243
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 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