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8 Bramble Way, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4UN

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
115 m²
1238 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Bramble Way

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

8 Bramble Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Leavenheath, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 4UN). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

On the market in May 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 is 11.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 46.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • 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.

8 Bramble Way's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Bramble Way, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4UN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Bramble Way has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Nov 2003
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of single-storey rear extension.

    Reference
    B/03/01623
    View planning record

What's in 8 Bramble Way, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4UN'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.

8 Bramble Way has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£507,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£455,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 May 2018Most recent

    £455,000

    +42.2%over 3 years
  2. 30 July 2014

    £320,000

    +73.2%over 12 years
  3. 6 September 2001

    £184,750

    +76.0%over 4 years
  4. 5 August 1997

    £105,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 4UN: £385,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Bramble Way homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Bramble Way outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,957

Street avg £3,473

Above

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 115 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly 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

Edies Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

2.8 km

Nayland Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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 4UN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 4UN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 4UN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

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 8 Bramble Way, Leavenheath, Colchester, CO6 4UN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.