Elmslea House, Edies Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PA
About Elmslea House
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 May 2023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
Planning history
Elmslea House has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2022ExtensionConditionsIn 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
- Jan 2022ExtensionFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 6 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£540,000
+30.1%over 5 years27 November 2015
£415,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4PA: £420,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO6 4PA
18 Edies Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PA
Sold Feb 2025
£347,00030 Edies Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PA
Sold Sept 2024
£765,00019 Edies Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PA
Sold Jan 2024
£423,0007 Edies Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PA
Sold Aug 2023
£350,0002 Edies Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PA
Sold Mar 2022
£420,000
Everything we know about Elmslea House, 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 Edies Lane homes
Elmslea House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,060
Street avg £3,621
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 7 years
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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
Maple Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 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
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB