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About 1 Brand Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Brand Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Langenhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7LY). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 12.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £617,000 sits 79.4% above the 2014 sale of £344,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 16.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 176 m² it's 19.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (147 m² median across 3 EPCs). On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Brand Drive, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Brand Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2002ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extensions.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Brand Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£617,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2014)
£344,000
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Brand Drive homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Brand Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,955
Street avg £2,696
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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 7LY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 20 points of interest in total.
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