8 The Ridings, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4QA

8 The Ridings is a detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4QA). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil.

Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £621,000 is 43% below the 2020 sale of £1,090,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 131.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,090,000 in September 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.