14 Elm Tree Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4UL

14 Elm Tree Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4UL). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1983 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £436,000 sits 50.9% above the 2014 sale of £289,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 33% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.