What type of property is 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD?

16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD?

16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD last sold for £360,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £304,995 in July 2018. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between July 2018 and May 2022, 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD rose from £304,995 to £360,000, a change of £55,005. That works out to roughly +4.4% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD?

The current EPC rating for 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in July 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD?

16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (936 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD located?

16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD sits in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD?

Police records around 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD?

The closest primary school to 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD is Lakelands Primary School (846m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stanway School (1.2km).

How well connected is 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD?

The closest bus stop to 16 Leopard Gardens, CO3 8BD is Sealion Approach, 215m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Leopard Gardens, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8BD

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

87 m²

936 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Overview

About 16 Leopard Gardens

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

16 Leopard Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stanway, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 8BD). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft). The latest certificate (July 2018) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 117).

Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 17.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £360,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

16 Leopard Gardens's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.3 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Leopard Gardens, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Leopard Gardens has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

16 Leopard Gardens saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£374,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£360,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

30 May 2022Most recent
£360,000
+14.3%over 1 year
30 October 2020
£315,000
+3.3%over 2 years
30 July 2018
£304,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 8BD: £387,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CO3 8BD

On the street

Versus other Leopard Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 16 Leopard Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,138

Street avg £3,545

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 6 years

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Sealion Approach — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Lakelands Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 8BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

58.5dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 8BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

51.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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