Chase Cottage, Honey Tye, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NY
About Chase Cottage
Chase Cottage is a detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4NY). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Chase Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
Chase Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Chase Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£612,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4NY: £345,000 (2023–2001).
Nearby sales in CO6 4NY
The Finches, Honey Tye, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NY
Sold Oct 2023
£423,000Newlyn, Honey Tye, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NY
Sold Mar 2021
£418,0001 Honey Tye, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NY
Sold Mar 2013
£165,0004 Honey Tye, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NY
Sold Oct 2004
£153,000The Pippins, Honey Tye, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NY
Sold Apr 2001
£345,000
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Versus other Honey Tye homes
Chase Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Red Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Nayland Primary School. 2 schools 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
46.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB