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Leonard House, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF

EPC B
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
177 m²
1905 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Leonard House

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

Leonard House is a four-bedroom detached house in Langenhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7LF). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2015) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 177 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Sold May 2021 for £495,000. 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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Leonard House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jan 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Leonard House, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Leonard House has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£543,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£495,000

Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 May 2021Most recent

    £495,000

    +10.7%over 6 years

  2. 19 February 2015

    £447,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7LF: £245,000 (2021–2015).

On the street

Versus other Mersea Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Leonard House is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,797

Street avg £3,106

Above

Floor Area

177 m²

Street avg 114 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Below

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 8 years

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Leonard House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£617k

1 Brand Drive, Langenhoe

CO5 7LY

4 bed
£426k

1 Church Hill, Rowhedge

CO5 7EB

4 bed2 bath
£461k

1 Colne Rise, Rowhedge

CO5 7EH

3 bed2 bath
£455k

1 Hall Cottages, Malting Road, Peldon

CO5 7PU

3 bed2 bath
£343k

1 Causeway Cottages, Mersea Road, Langenhoe

CO5 7LQ

3 bed1 bath
£340k

1 Church Street, Rowhedge

CO5 7EX

3 bed
£313k

1 Dudley Road, Fingringhoe

CO5 7DS

3 bed
£358k

1 Creek View Cottages, Maldon Road, Great Wigborough

CO5 7SB

2 bed1 bath
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.
Full Colchester report

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

0.1 km

Mersea Rd — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Langenhoe Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 7LF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO5 7LF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 7LF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Leonard House, Mersea Road, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7LF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.