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Get startedThe Laurels is a detached house in Langenhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7LD). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused.
The Laurels ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Discharge of condition 5 (Landscaping) of planning permission 145733. (Proposed detached garage to front garden and associated landscaping works including alterations to access onto public highway. Resubmission of 144911)
The Laurels has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Floor Area for The Laurels lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Proposed detached garage to front garden and associated landscaping works including alterations to access onto public highway. Resubmission of 144911.
3 more applications for this property
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Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7LD: £515,000 (2025–2018).
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO5 7RR
Edward Marke Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Langenhoe Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB