Orchard Farm, Locks Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PF
About Orchard Farm
Orchard Farm is a detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 402 m² (around 4327 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2022 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
At 402 m² the property is well over the postcode median (168 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,276,000 sits 174.4% above the 2018 sale of £465,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 76.9% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £465,000 in November 2018.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2024OutbuildingFullIn report
Householder Application - Erection of a double garage.
- Agent
- Daking Designs Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/24/01605
- Apr 2019Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Planning Application. Demolition of existing bungalow. Erection of detached chalet bungalow and cartlodge.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/01303
What's in Orchard Farm, Locks Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PF's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Orchard Farm valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£465,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 November 2018Most recent
£465,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4PF: £780,000 (2022–2003).
Nearby sales in CO6 4PF
Clock House, Locks Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PF
Sold Oct 2022
£600,000Russet House, Locks Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PF
Sold May 2021
£780,000Leavenheath Farm, Locks Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PF
Sold Sept 2017
£1,550,000The Cottage, Locks Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PF
Sold Apr 2006
£550,000
Everything we know about Orchard Farm, in one report
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Versus other Locks Lane homes
Floor Area for Orchard Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
77 (C)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
402 m²
Street avg 170 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Elm Tree Lane — bus stop.
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
41.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB