Detached 5 sales on record

VINE COTTAGE HARROW STREET

LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4PW

£525,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Hare and Hounds	0.1 miles
Shop	Unknown	1.4 miles
Train station	Bures	3.9 miles
Hospital	Colchester General Hospital	6.7 miles
University	The Meadows	9.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms (EPC estimate)

Floor area

114 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£525,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£4,605/m²

Local average

£609,256 (39 sales)

Street crime

4 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 15/11/2024

Current heating cost: £1,268/year

Potential heating cost: £830/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £24,900

EPC E or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
Flat roof or sloping ceiling insulation (£850 - £1,500)
50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	19/01/2026	£525,000	Detached	+26.5%	£518,113 to February 2026	View transaction
Sold	21/07/2017	£415,000	Detached	+30.5%	£483,754 to February 2026	View transaction
Sold	29/06/2012	£318,000	Detached	-0.6%	£521,819 to February 2026	View transaction
Sold	04/05/2007	£320,000	Detached	+12.3%	£542,392 to February 2026	View transaction
Sold	25/11/2004	£285,000	Detached	—	£524,915 to February 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
11 THE OLD ROAD, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4QB	£395,000	01/09/2023	Detached
4 THE RIDINGS, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4QA	£550,000	21/10/2022	Detached
11 OAKLANDS, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4UH	£375,000	30/09/2021	Detached
9 BROAD OAKS, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4UJ	£488,000	10/09/2021	Detached
19 OAKLANDS, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4UH	£300,000	27/08/2021	Detached

Area average: £421,600 (5 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 3.1%

10y growth 56%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Babergh. Series: Detached. As of February 2026.

1y (index) 0.1%

5y (index) 8.5%

10y (index) 28.7%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Babergh. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £873/mo

Realistic £970/mo

Optimistic £1,067/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Babergh.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Colchester: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.18%

Max investor price (0.8%) £121,250

Target investor price (1%) £97,000

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Public order	2
Violence and sexual offences	2
Total incidents	4

Within 1 mile during Mar 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
The Ryes College	Other	1.5 miles	Good — 2 May 2023
OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus	Other	1.7 miles	— (No rating)
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School	Primary	1.9 miles	Good — 8 Nov 2023
Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Primary	1.9 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Nayland Primary School	Primary	2.1 miles	Good — 20 Nov 2019

FENSA

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# VINE COTTAGE HARROW STREET, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4PW

## Property details

- Slug: `6d6db23` (address key hash: `6d6db23958ec788ffd27c69ebe7f8989a2ce30f1`)
- Postcode: CO6 4PW
- Transactions on record: 5

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms (EPC estimate): 5
- Floor area: 114 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £525,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,605/m²
- Local average: £609,256 (39 sales)
- Street crime: 4 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £525,000
- Date: 2026-01-19
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Current heating cost:** £1,268/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £24,900

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- A2 (£850 - £1,500)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/6490-4056-0522-8490-3943)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-19 | £525,000 | Detached | +26.5% | £518,113 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-5e8d-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2017-07-21 | £415,000 | Detached | +30.5% | £483,754 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/582d0637-795a-8f22-e053-6c04a8c01bac) |
| Sold | 2012-06-29 | £318,000 | Detached | -0.6% | £521,819 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/25de61fd-c039-492d-8e0e-0df8ad96e89c) |
| Sold | 2007-05-04 | £320,000 | Detached | +12.3% | £542,392 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/7249e769-c3eb-4715-808a-30f8e8c6fc61) |
| Sold | 2004-11-25 | £285,000 | Detached | — | £524,915 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/6e822455-d235-4d17-9d01-77c46530bf23) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| VINE COTTAGE HARROW STREET, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4PW | £525,000 | 19/01/2026 | Detached |
| VINE COTTAGE HARROW STREET, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4PW | £415,000 | 21/07/2017 | Detached |
| VINE COTTAGE HARROW STREET, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4PW | £318,000 | 29/06/2012 | Detached |
| VINE COTTAGE HARROW STREET, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4PW | £320,000 | 04/05/2007 | Detached |
| VINE COTTAGE HARROW STREET, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4PW | £285,000 | 25/11/2004 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 THE OLD ROAD, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4QB | £395,000 | 01/09/2023 | Detached |
| 4 THE RIDINGS, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4QA | £550,000 | 21/10/2022 | Detached |
| 11 OAKLANDS, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4UH | £375,000 | 30/09/2021 | Detached |
| 9 BROAD OAKS, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4UJ | £488,000 | 10/09/2021 | Detached |
| 19 OAKLANDS, LEAVENHEATH, COLCHESTER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK, CO6 4UH | £300,000 | 27/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £421,600 (5 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 3.1%
- **10y growth:** 56%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Babergh; Detached series; as of February 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 8.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 28.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Babergh). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £873/mo
- **Realistic:** £970/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,067/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Colchester (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.18% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £121,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £97,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Public order | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **4** |

*Within 1 mile during Mar 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Ryes College | Other | 1.5 miles | Good — 2 May 2023 |
| OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus | Other | 1.7 miles | — (No rating) |
| Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.9 miles | Good — 8 Nov 2023 |
| Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 1.9 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Nayland Primary School | Primary | 2.1 miles | Good — 20 Nov 2019 |