Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get startedThe Laurels, Pyefleet View, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LD
5 planning records
About The Laurels
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The 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.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Laurels ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Laurels, Pyefleet View, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2017ConditionsGranted
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)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Laurels has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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.
Versus other Pyefleet View homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 7LD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 21 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Laurels, Pyefleet View, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.