Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£578,000
Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£578,000
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The estimate for 1 Langley Farm Cottages is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 9RL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
102 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2025
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2013
Recent sales in CO5 9RL
4 sales, median £298,000 (2020–2006)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2020 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
1 Langley Farm Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
2 May 2013Most recent
£405,000
+5.9%over 7 years26 July 2005
£382,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in CO5 9RL: £298,000 (2020–2006).
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1 Langley Farm Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Feering, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 9RL). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
Across 2005–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £578,000 is 42.7% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 86.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (May 2013).
1 Langley Farm Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 January 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
1 Langley Farm Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
92/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
The Kings Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Feering Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB
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