What type of property is 16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL?

16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL?

16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL last sold for £360,000 in November 2014, around 12 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £87,950 in October 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL changed over time?

Across 3 sales between October 1995 and November 2014, 16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL rose from £87,950 to £360,000, a change of £272,050. That works out to roughly +7.6% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL?

The current EPC rating for 16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in June 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL?

16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (1,378 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO6 4UL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL?

16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL is in council tax band E.

Where is 16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL located?

16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL sits in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO6 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around 16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL?

Police records around 16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL 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 transport links are near 16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL?

The closest bus stop to 16 Elm Tree Lane, CO6 4UL is Elm Tree Lane, 83m away. In total there are 11 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

128 m²

1378 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Elm Tree Lane

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

16 Elm Tree Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4UL). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 128 m² it's 19.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 is 29.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 20% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble

Energy

Energy performance

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

16 Elm Tree Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jun 2022

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Elm Tree Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4UL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Elm Tree Lane 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.

16 Elm Tree Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£467,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£360,000

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

26 November 2014Most recent
£360,000
+44.0%over 8 years
2 July 2006
£250,000
+184.3%over 10 years
5 October 1995
£87,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4UL: £382,000 (2025–2012).

Nearby sales in CO6 4UL

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On the street

Versus other Elm Tree Lane homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 16 Elm Tree Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,813

Street avg £3,017

On par

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Elm Tree Lane — bus stop.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 4UL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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