Old Vicarage, Nayland Road, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PT
About Old Vicarage
Old Vicarage is a detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4PT). It has a recorded floor area of 273 m² (around 2939 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 273 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,173,000 is 18.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 28% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £993,500 in September 2018.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Old Vicarage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Apr 2020AmendmentIn report
Non-material Amendment to DC/19/01232 for addition of a garage door and addition of section of wall to move both the log store and ride on mower openings.
- Agent
- Medusa Design Ltd
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/20/01599
- May 2019OutbuildingFullIn report
Householder Planning Application - Erection of detached Garage/Garden Store
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/01232
What's in Old Vicarage, Nayland Road, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PT's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Old Vicarage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 2 years.
£993,500
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 2018Most recent
£993,500
+19.7%over 2 years29 March 2016
£830,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4PT: £210,000 (2024–2006).
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Versus other Nayland Road homes
Price per m² for Old Vicarage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,639
Street avg £3,127
Floor Area
273 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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
0.4 km
Hare and Hounds — 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
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB