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Elmslea House, Edies Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PA

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
133 m²
1432 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 80
Overview

About Elmslea House

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

Elmslea House is a four-bedroom detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4PA). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft). The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 133 m² it's 19.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 21 EPCs). Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 35.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £540,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Elmslea 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 May 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C80
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Elmslea House, Edies Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Elmslea House has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.

  1. May 2022
    ExtensionConditions
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Application under S73 for Removal or Variation of Conditions following grant of DC/21/06347 dated 19/01/2022 Town and Country Planning 1990 - Erection of single storey side and rear extensions. To vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans & Documents) as per revised proposed drawing 2135-P01B.

    Agent
    Wright Ruffell Cameron
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/22/01715
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Householder Application - Erection of single storey side and rear extensions

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/21/06347
    View planning record

What's in Elmslea House, Edies Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PA's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

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

£560,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£540,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2021Most recent

    £540,000

    +30.1%over 5 years
  2. 27 November 2015

    £415,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4PA: £420,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Edies Lane homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Elmslea House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,060

Street avg £3,621

Above

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 133 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 7 years

Below
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.

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

Maple Road — bus stop.

Closest school

2.6 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 4PA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 4PA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 4PA

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

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