2 Eglantine Way, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NW
About 2 Eglantine Way
2 Eglantine Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4NW). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 86 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 22.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 77.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in February 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2019Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder Planning Application - Erection of single storey rear extension, erection of front infill extension and conversion of garage.
- Agent
- ENDesign
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/02702
What's in 2 Eglantine Way, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Eglantine Way has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 20 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
23 February 2018Most recent
£310,000
+42.9%over 10 years4 June 2007
£217,000
+163.0%over 9 years10 November 1997
£82,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4NW: £262,500 (2025–2003).
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Versus other Eglantine Way homes
On floor area, 2 Eglantine Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,605
Street avg £2,501
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Nayland Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB