2 The Ridings, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4QA
About 2 The Ridings
2 The Ridings is a four-bedroom detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4QA). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 is 32.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 29.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 148 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (190 m² median across 7 EPCs). Last sale on file: £420,000 in May 2021. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
2 The Ridings's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 The Ridings has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£556,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£420,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 May 2021Most recent
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4QA: £550,000 (2023–2019).
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
£550,0008 The Ridings, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4QA
Sold Sept 2020
£1,090,00011 The Ridings, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4QA
Sold Jun 2019
£488,0007 The Ridings, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4QA
Sold Oct 2014
£275,000
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Versus other The Ridings homes
On epc rating, 2 The Ridings runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,838
Street avg £2,774
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 190 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 9.6 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.
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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
40.9dB