Heathcote, Honey Tye, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NY
About Heathcote
Heathcote is a five-bedroom detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4NY). It has a recorded floor area of 301 m² (around 3240 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot.
At 301 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Heathcote sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Heathcote has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Mar 2026RenovationHeritageIn report
Application for Listed Building Consent - Internal works to open up and refurbish existing fireplace, removing later infill to expose original brick recess and arch. Installation of freestanding word-burning stove with new flue liner. Make good surrounding masonry with lime-based mortar and lime plaster.
Listed- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/26/00426
- Apr 2020RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent - Insertion of timber french doors (following removal of existing UPVC doors)
- Agent
- Churchill Brothers
Listed- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/20/00754
What's in Heathcote, Honey Tye, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4NY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Heathcote has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£967,000
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
On epc rating, Heathcote runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
301 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 4 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.
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
46.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB