1 The Ridings, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4QA
About 1 The Ridings
1 The Ridings is a four-bedroom detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4QA). It has a recorded floor area of 233 m² (around 2505 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 233 m² it's 22.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (190 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £545,000 sits 98.2% above the 2010 sale of £275,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 46.1% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
1 The Ridings sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 The Ridings has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 The Ridings valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£545,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 April 2010Most recent
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4QA: £550,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in CO6 4QA
9 The Ridings, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4QA
Sold May 2023
£480,0004 The Ridings, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4QA
Sold Oct 2022
£550,0002 The Ridings, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4QA
Sold May 2021
£420,0008 The Ridings, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4QA
Sold Sept 2020
£1,090,00011 The Ridings, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4QA
Sold Jun 2019
£488,000
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Versus other The Ridings homes
On price per m², 1 The Ridings runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,182
Street avg £3,050
Floor Area
233 m²
Street avg 178 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 8.6 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
0.1 km
Hare and Hounds — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school 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
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB