What kind of home is 9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA?

9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA?

9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA last sold for £480,000 in May 2023, around 3 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA?

The current EPC rating for 9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in September 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA?

9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (2,357 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 4QA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA use?

The latest EPC at 9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA?

9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA in?

9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA sits in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near 9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA?

Police records around 9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA?

The closest primary school to 9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA is Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (3.0km).

How well connected is 9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA?

The closest bus stop to 9 The Ridings, CO6 4QA is Hare and Hounds, 104m away. In total there are 15 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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9 The Ridings, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4QA

Extendable

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

219 m²

2357 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 9 The Ridings

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

9 The Ridings is a five-bedroom detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4QA). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 219 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (190 m² median across 7 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £603,000 is 25.6% above the 2023 sale price. Last sale on file: £480,000 in May 2023.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3
EnsuiteYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

9 The Ridings's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 The Ridings, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4QA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

9 The Ridings has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

9 The Ridings valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£603,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£480,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

3 May 2023Most recent
£480,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4QA: £550,000 (2022–2019).

Nearby sales in CO6 4QA

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On the street

Versus other The Ridings homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 9 The Ridings runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,192

Street avg £2,881

Strongly below

Floor Area

219 m²

Street avg 180 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 9.5 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.

Full Colchester report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 4QA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 4QA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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