What kind of home is 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU?

7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU is a semi-detached house.

What did 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU sell for?

7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU last sold for £85,000 in April 2002, around 24 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £47,000 in September 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU changed over time?

Across 3 sales between September 1997 and April 2002, 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU rose from £47,000 to £85,000, a change of £38,000. That works out to roughly +13.7% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU have?

The current EPC rating for 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in December 2008. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU?

7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft). That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO4 9TU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU use?

The latest EPC at 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU?

7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU in?

7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU sits in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO4 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU?

Police records around 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU?

The closest primary school to 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU is Brinkley Grove Primary School (313m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Gilberd School (226m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU?

The closest bus stop to 7 Langdale Drive, CO4 9TU is Langdale Drive, 151m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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7 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 7 Langdale Drive

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

7 Langdale Drive is a semi-detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9TU). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 sits 202.4% above the 2002 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 50% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it's 24.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 39 EPCs).

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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.

7 Langdale Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Dec 2018

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Langdale Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9TU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Langdale Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

7 Langdale Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£257,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.7% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2002)

£85,000

Growth on file: 13.7% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

18 April 2002Most recent
£85,000
+62.7%over 2 years
20 May 1999
£52,250
+11.2%over 1 year
3 September 1997
£47,000

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

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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, 7 Langdale Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,181

Street avg £3,296

Strongly below

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 55 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

On par

Comparables

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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.

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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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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· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 9TU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low

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65 dB

70 dB

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