Russet House, Locks Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PF
About Russet House
Russet House is a detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 156 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (219 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £902,000 is 15.6% above the 2021 sale price. Sold May 2021 for £780,000. 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
Energy performance
Russet House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Russet House has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2002ConservatoryFullIn report
Erection of a side conservatory
Extension- Reference
- B//02/01036
What's in Russet House, Locks Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PF'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.
£902,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£780,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 May 2021Most recent
£780,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4PF: £600,000 (2022–2003).
Nearby sales in CO6 4PF
Clock House, Locks Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PF
Sold Oct 2022
£600,000Orchard Farm, Locks Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PF
Sold Nov 2018
£465,000Leavenheath 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
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Versus other Locks Lane homes
On epc rating, Russet House runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 232 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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