3 Harrow Street, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PW
About 3 Harrow Street
3 Harrow Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4PW). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 80.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 6 EPCs). Sold October 2022 for £400,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Harrow Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of first floor side and rear extensions and single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- B/17/00457
- Jan 2009ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of a front conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- B/08/01425
What's in 3 Harrow Street, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 3 Harrow Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£395,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 25 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 2022Most recent
£400,000
+15.9%over 2 years10 March 2020
£345,000
+60.5%over 4 years12 July 2015
£215,000
+48.3%over 11 years28 August 2003
£145,000
+52.6%over 1 year21 April 2002
£95,000
+90.0%over 4 years22 May 1997
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4PW: £390,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in CO6 4PW
Dapple House, Harrow Street, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PW
Sold Oct 2025
£390,000Woodlands, Harrow Street, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PW
Sold Oct 2018
£418,000Vine Cottage, Harrow Street, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PW
Sold Jul 2017
£415,000Hare Cottage, Harrow Street, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PW
Sold Mar 2012
£360,000Framlings, Harrow Street, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4PW
Sold Jan 2010
£250,000
Everything we know about 3 Harrow Street, 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 Harrow Street homes
3 Harrow Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,063
Street avg £3,325
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.2 km
Hare and Hounds — bus stop.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB