Fiddlers Green, Plough Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PL
About Fiddlers Green
Fiddlers Green is a three-bedroom detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4PL). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1262 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 117 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 is 12.9% above the 2020 sale price. Sold December 2020 for £450,000.
Know exactly what you're buying at Fiddlers Green
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Fiddlers Green's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Fiddlers Green has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2025ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/25/00338 - Condition 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/01101
- Mar 2025PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Householder Application - Erection of a porch extension.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/00338
What's in Fiddlers Green, Plough Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PL'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.
£508,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 17 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2020Most recent
£450,000
+13.9%over 5 years1 July 2015
£395,000
+50.2%over 11 years30 January 2004
£263,000
Everything we know about Fiddlers Green, 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 Plough Lane homes
Fiddlers Green outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
1.2 km
High Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB