19 Elm Tree Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4UL
About 19 Elm Tree Lane
19 Elm Tree Lane is a detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4UL). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 928 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 86 m² it's 23.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 is 35.4% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 85.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Know exactly what you're buying at 19 Elm Tree Lane
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
19 Elm Tree Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Application for Works to Trees subject to Tree Preservation Order - Fell 1 No. Oak (T1)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/03858
- Mar 2015PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two-storey rear extension and front extension to porch.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- B/15/00076
What's in 19 Elm Tree Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4UL's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
19 Elm Tree Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£333,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 June 2010Most recent
£333,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4UL: £360,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in CO6 4UL
9 Elm Tree Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4UL
Sold Mar 2025
£443,0004 Elm Tree Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4UL
Sold May 2022
£486,5008 Elm Tree Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4UL
Sold Aug 2016
£350,00016 Elm Tree Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4UL
Sold Nov 2014
£360,00014 Elm Tree Lane, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4UL
Sold Aug 2014
£289,000
Everything we know about 19 Elm Tree Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Elm Tree Lane homes
On years held, 19 Elm Tree Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,861
Street avg £2,886
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB