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5 Hawthorn Way, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4RF

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
72 m²
775 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Hawthorn Way

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

5 Hawthorn Way is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4RF). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 72 m² it's 26.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 is 20.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 33.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £240,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenNorth-west-facing
  • DrivewayYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Hawthorn Way, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4RF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Nov 2011
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of single-storey rear extension (demolition of existing rear conservatory).

    Extension
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    B/11/01126
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2004
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Erection of rear conservatory.

    Extension
    Reference
    B/04/00290
    View planning record

What's in 5 Hawthorn Way, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4RF's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Hawthorn Way has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£289,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£240,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 July 2020Most recent

    £240,000

    +101.7%over 16 years
  2. 27 July 2003

    £119,000

    +150.5%over 8 years
  3. 1 June 1995

    £47,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4RF: £240,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Hawthorn Way homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Hawthorn Way outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,333

Street avg £3,418

On par

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Above
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.

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

Village Hall — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 4RF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Hawthorn Way, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4RF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.