20 Sweet Briar Close, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NP
About 20 Sweet Briar Close
20 Sweet Briar Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4NP). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from December 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot.
Sold October 2018 for £420,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 is 10.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 115.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Know exactly what you're buying at 20 Sweet Briar Close
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Energy performance
20 Sweet Briar Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Dec 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Sweet Briar Close has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Dec 2010Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduce 3 no. Ash trees and 2 no. Oak trees by up to 30%, trees T2 - T6 of Tree Preservation Order BT40.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- B/10/01409
- Dec 2004Tree WorksTreesIn report
Removal of overhanging branch of 1 no. Ash Tree (Tree T6) protected by Tree Preservation Order No BT40.
- Reference
- B/04/01981
What's in 20 Sweet Briar Close, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NP's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
20 Sweet Briar Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 21 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
16 October 2018Most recent
£420,000
+28.8%over 5 years26 November 2012
£326,000
+21.9%over 8 years1 August 2004
£267,500
+133.0%over 6 years28 June 1998
£114,800
+16.0%over 11 months16 July 1997
£99,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4NP: £415,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO6 4NP
11 Sweet Briar Close, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NP
Sold Aug 2025
£425,00015 Sweet Briar Close, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NP
Sold Aug 2024
£420,00028 Sweet Briar Close, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NP
Sold Aug 2023
£400,00022 Sweet Briar Close, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NP
Sold Apr 2023
£415,00013 Sweet Briar Close, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NP
Sold Apr 2021
£410,000
Everything we know about 20 Sweet Briar Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Sweet Briar Close homes
On price per m², 20 Sweet Briar Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,060
Street avg £3,585
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Edies Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Nayland Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB