Leavenheath Farm, Locks Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PF

Leavenheath Farm is a detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,203,000 is 22.4% below the 2017 sale of £1,550,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (September 2017).