Area Info for Leavenheath (Suffolk)

Leavenheath, Suffolk, UK

Leavenheath is a small village located in the county of Suffolk, in the East of England. It is situated near the town of Colchester and is part of the Babergh district. The village is known for its rural charm, historic buildings, and scenic countryside.

Geography and Location

Leavenheath lies approximately 10 miles southwest of Ipswich and around 20 miles northeast of Colchester. The village is characterised by its open fields, woodlands, and traditional English countryside scenery. It is accessible via local roads connecting to nearby towns and villages.

History and Heritage

The history of Leavenheath dates back several centuries, with references to the area appearing in historical records from the medieval period. The village has maintained its rural character over the years, with some historic buildings and structures that reflect its long-standing heritage.

Community and Amenities

Leavenheath has a small but active community. The village features a church, a pub, and some local businesses. It is popular among those seeking a peaceful rural lifestyle, and it often attracts visitors interested in countryside walks and outdoor activities.

Recreation and Nature

The surrounding area offers various outdoor recreational opportunities, including walking, cycling, and nature observation. The nearby forests and open fields provide a tranquil environment for residents and visitors alike.

Additional Information

Leavenheath is part of the civil parish of the same name, and it benefits from its proximity to larger towns for shopping, education, and other services. The village maintains a traditional English village atmosphere, making it a desirable location for those looking to experience rural Suffolk.
Education
School
Nayland Primary School1.85 miles
Bear Street, Nayland, Nr Colchester, Suffolk, CO6 4HZ
Focus School - Stoke by Nayland2.02 miles
Sudbury Road, Stoke by Nayland, Colchester, Suffolk, CO6 4RW
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.19 miles
School Street, Stoke-by-Nayland, Nr Colchester, Suffolk, CO6 4QY
Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.60 miles
Stone Street, Boxford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 5NP
Littlegarth School2.62 miles
Horkesley Park, Nayland, Colchester, Essex, CO6 4JR
Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.95 miles
Nayland Road, Bures, Suffolk, CO8 5BX
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School4.22 miles
Carter`s Hill, Boxted, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5YN
Wells Hall Community Primary School4.23 miles
Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0NH
Thomas Gainsborough School4.23 miles
Wells Hall Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0NH
Pot Kiln Primary School4.78 miles
Butt Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0DS
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School4.80 miles
Coach Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, Essex, CO6 4AT
Hampden House PRU5.00 miles
Cats Lane, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2SF
Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School5.13 miles
Folly Road, Great Waldingfield, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0RR
Langham Oaks5.31 miles
School Road, Langham, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5PA
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt5.38 miles
New Church Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3JF
Langham Primary School5.55 miles
School Road, Langham, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5PB
Health
Clinic
Fairviews5.39 miles
Boxted Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5HF
AHP Suffolk (Sudbury)5.44 miles
Sudbury Community Health Centre, Church Field Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2DZ
Sudbury Healthcare Partnership Limited (Meadow Lane)5.50 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Meadow Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2TD
The West Bergholt Doctor's Surgery5.58 miles
2-3 Erle Havard Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3LH
Sudbury Health Centre5.60 miles
Acton Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1QN
The St Aubyn Centre5.68 miles
Stuart House, 2 Boxted Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5HG
Specialist Family Nursing Service5.92 miles
844 The Crescent, Colchester Business Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9YQ
Anglian Community Enterprise-Mill Road Therapy Centre5.99 miles
Mill Road Therapy Centre, Mill Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5LJ
Hadleigh Health Centre6.02 miles
Market Place, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5DN
AHP Suffolk (Hadleigh)6.02 miles
Hadleigh Health Centre, Market Place, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5DN
Independent Living Centre6.03 miles
1 Newcomen Way, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9QL
Scrivens Hearing Care At Mill Road Surgery - Colchester6.05 miles
47 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5LE
Colchester - King's Wood Centre6.15 miles
North East Essex Mental Health, Kingswood Centre, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JY
Essex Rivers Alliance Mri Centre6.24 miles
Colchester General Ho, Charter Way, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL
Colchester - The Lakes6.24 miles
Colchester District General Hospita, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL
Blubell Surgery6.31 miles
Jack Andrews Drive, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9WX
GP
North Hill Medical Group - Nayland Surgery1.83 miles
93 Bear Street, Nayland, Colchester, Essex, CO6 4LA
Hadleigh Health Centre2.63 miles
Mill Surgery, Church Street, Boxford, Colchester, Suffolk, CO10 5DU
Bures Surgery3.01 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Church Square Bures, Colchester, Essex, CO8 5BS
Cornard Surgery4.59 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, 67 Pot Kiln Road Gt Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0DH
Siam Surgery5.44 miles
Sudbury Community Health Centre, Sudbury, Suffolk, Sudbury, CO10 2DZ
Siam Surgery5.44 miles
Sudbury Community Health Centre, Sudbury, CO10 2DZ
Meadow Lane Surgery5.50 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Meadow Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2TD
North Hill Medical Group - West Bergholt Surgery5.58 miles
2 Erle Havard Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3LH
Hardwicke House Group Practice5.73 miles
Stour Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2AY
Hadleigh Health Centre6.02 miles
Market Place, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5DN
Mill Road Surgery6.05 miles
47 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5LE
Bluebell Surgery6.34 miles
Jack andrews Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9YN
North Colchester Healthcare Centre6.52 miles
Colchester Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, England - Uk, CO4 5JR
Highwoods Surgery6.57 miles
Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9SR
Dedham Branch Surgery7.25 miles
Dedham Vale Community Health Centre, Manningtree Road, Dedham, Essex, CO7 6DU
Dr J P Huber & Partners7.36 miles
145 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 8NZ
Hospital
St Leonards Hospital5.40 miles
Newton Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2RQ
Walnut Tree Hospital5.82 miles
Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1BE
Colchester General Hospital6.24 miles
Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL
Oaks Hospital6.42 miles
Oaks Place, Mile End Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5XR
Essex County Hospital7.59 miles
Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3NB
Halstead Hospital9.05 miles
78 Hedingham Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2DL
St Michael's Hospital14.85 miles
Rayne Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2QU
Braintree Community Hospital14.87 miles
Braintree Community Hospital, Chadwick Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2AL
Bluebird Lodge15.51 miles
100 Mansbrook Boulevard, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9GJ
St Clements Hospital15.59 miles
Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 8LS
Walker Close15.81 miles
3 and 4 Walker Close, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 8LY
The Ipswich Hospital15.93 miles
Heath Road, ..., Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5PD
Woodlands15.93 miles
Heath Road, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, IP4 5PD
Nuffield Health, Ipswich Hospital17.05 miles
Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5SW
West Suffolk Hospital17.42 miles
Hardwick Lane, Hardwick Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Wedgwood House17.42 miles
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwicke Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Pharmacy
Boots4.86 miles
Shop 5 Applegate Mews, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0GL
Sainsbury's Pharmacy5.18 miles
Armes Trading Estate, Cornard Road, Sudbury, CO10 2XB
West Bergholt Pharmacy5.52 miles
39 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3JB
Boots5.59 miles
Market Hill, Sudbury, CO10 2EA
Superdrug Pharmacy5.64 miles
8 North Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1RB
Lloydspharmacy5.64 miles
29 North Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1RB
Parade Pharmacy5.66 miles
6 North Street Parade, Sudbury,, CO10 1GL
Rowlands Pharmacy5.99 miles
13 Nayland Road, Colchester, CO4 5EG
Mill Pharmacy6.02 miles
Hadleigh Health Centre, Market Place, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5DN
Boots6.05 miles
31 High Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5AF
Boots6.07 miles
91 High Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5EA
Tesco In Store Pharmacy6.16 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Woodhall Business Park, Springlands Way, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1GY
Your Local Boots Pharmacy6.27 miles
Unit H4,, Wyncolls Rd Severalls, Colchester, CO4 9HT
Tesco Instore Pharmacy6.66 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Highwoods Square, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9ED
Asda Pharmacy6.82 miles
Unit 9 Turner Rise, Petrolea Close, Colchester, CO4 5TU
Dedham Pharmacy Ltd6.97 miles
High Street, Dedham, Nr Colchester, CO7 6DE
Leisure
Park
ARGER FEN1.20 miles
TIGER HILL1.46 miles
TENDRING HALL PARK (Grade II Listed)2.68 miles
DEDHAM VALE3.09 miles
GREAT CORNARD3.88 miles
CHILTON HALL (Grade II Listed)5.39 miles
SEVERALLS HOSPITAL (Grade II Listed)5.69 miles
BROOM HILL, HADLEIGH5.79 miles
RIVERSIDE WALK, HADLEIGH5.91 miles
SUDBURY COMMON LANDS6.04 miles
RAILWAY WALK, HADLEIGH6.36 miles
HIGH WOODS6.56 miles
WHITE COLNE6.64 miles
COLNE VALLEY6.88 miles
COE'S MEADOW6.99 miles
SPRING LANE MEADOWS7.03 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Sudbury4.34 miles
Canhams Road, Sudbury, CO10 0ER
Co-op Sudbury4.38 miles
Great Cornard, CO10 0EU
Farmfoods Sudbury4.93 miles
Unit 3a Sudbury Retail Park, Northern Road / Newton Road, CO10 2XQ
Sainsbury's Sudbury5.18 miles
66 Cornard Road, Sudbury, CO10 2XB
SPAR Sudbury5.41 miles
Spar Store, Cornard Road, Suffolk, CO10 2XA
M&S Colchester Connect Bp5.42 miles
A12 Colchester Bypass, Essex, CO4 5JA
Barrett Lee Convenience Store5.43 miles
Byford Road, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2YG
Waitrose Sudbury5.48 miles
Station Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2SS
Co-op Colchester5.52 miles
West Bergholt, CO6 3TB
Iceland Sudbury5.63 miles
94 North Street, Sudbury, CO10 1RF
North Street Convenience5.72 miles
54 North Street, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1RE
ALDI Girling Street5.73 miles
Sudbury, C010 1NB
Co-op Colchester5.93 miles
Mile End, CO4 5EQ
Tudor Store5.98 miles
26 Manor Road, Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1PB
M K Convenience Store6.05 miles
28a Turner Road, Colchester Essex CO4 5LB
Co-op Ipswich6.12 miles
Hadleigh, IP7 5EF
Transport
Airport
London Stansted Airport25.59 miles
London Southend Airport29.92 miles
Cambridge City Airport31.95 miles
Bus Stop
Village Hall (N)0.06 miles
Edies Lane (E)0.13 miles
Edies Lane (W)0.15 miles
Maple Road (N)0.18 miles
Elm Tree Lane (SE)0.19 miles
Elm Tree Lane (NW)0.20 miles
Shelter (E)0.27 miles
Shelter (W)0.28 miles
Red Lion (S)0.58 miles
Red Lion (NW)0.62 miles
Hare And Hounds (N)0.64 miles
Hare And Hounds (S)0.64 miles
Hare and Hounds (N)0.68 miles
Hare and Hounds (S)0.69 miles
Water Tower (NW)1.20 miles
Water Tower (SE)1.21 miles
Ferry Port
Brightlingsea Ferry Landing15.15 miles
Point Clear Ferry Landing15.25 miles
Harwich International Ferry Terminal17.96 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing18.81 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing18.81 miles
Harwich Harbour Ferry Landing19.30 miles
Felixstowe for Harwich Ferry Landing20.82 miles
Felixstowe for Bawdsey Ferry Landing23.52 miles
Bawdsey Ferry Landing23.67 miles
Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing25.44 miles
Wallasea Island Ferry Landing25.58 miles
Railway Station
Bures Rail Station3.28 miles
Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station5.32 miles
Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station5.71 miles
Colchester Rail Station6.74 miles
Colchester Town Rail Station7.85 miles
Marks Tey Rail Station8.04 miles
Hythe (Essex) Rail Station8.30 miles
Manningtree Rail Station9.31 miles
Wivenhoe Rail Station10.65 miles
Mistley Rail Station10.89 miles
Alresford (Essex) Rail Station11.72 miles
Kelvedon Rail Station11.97 miles
Ipswich Rail Station13.63 miles
Great Bentley Rail Station13.71 miles
Braintree Freeport Rail Station14.29 miles
Needham Market Rail Station14.41 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (CO6 4N*)
Number of Properties in Catchment405
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
4, WRIGHTS WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4NR		£340,000
2025-03-31
semidetached
freehold
9, ELM TREE LANE
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4UL		£443,000
2025-03-26
detached
freehold
51, HIGH ROAD
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4PB		£440,000
2025-03-18
detached
freehold
4, HAWTHORN WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4RF		£240,000
2024-08-23
terraced
freehold
KINGSLAND HOUSE, KINGSLAND LANE
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4PD		£975,000
2025-02-25
otherPropertyType
freehold
15, SWEET BRIAR CLOSE
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4NP		£420,000
2024-08-16
detached
freehold
11, ROWANS WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4UU		£253,000
2024-12-05
terraced
freehold
WHITE HOUSE LODGE, STOKE ROAD
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4PR		£785,000
2024-08-23
detached
freehold
20, ROWANS WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4UU		£280,000
2024-08-21
terraced
freehold
9, CAMPION WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4UP		£420,000
2024-10-25
detached
freehold
1, CHURCH HILL COTTAGES
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4PT		£230,000
2024-10-09
terraced
freehold
4, MAYFIELD
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4US		£355,000
2024-10-09
detached
freehold
8, BROAD OAKS
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4UJ		£452,000
2024-09-27
semidetached
freehold
2, MAYFIELD
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4US		£420,000
2024-09-27
detached
freehold
13, THE OLD ROAD
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4QB		£457,000
2024-09-02
detached
freehold
1A, OAKLANDS
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4UH		£425,000
2024-08-16
detached
freehold
14, WRIGHTS WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4NR		£270,000
2024-08-09
terraced
freehold
26, MAYFIELD
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4US		£435,000
2024-08-02
detached
freehold
8, ROWANS WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4UU		£260,000
2024-06-24
terraced
freehold
19, HAWTHORN WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4RF		£245,000
2024-05-09
terraced
freehold
Sold 2023-08-14   £235,000
3, BROAD OAKS
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4UJ		£565,000
2024-05-03
detached
freehold
3, ROWANS WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4UU		£250,000
2024-04-19
terraced
freehold
18, OAKLANDS
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4UH		£427,000
2024-03-21
detached
freehold
BELYNNA COTTAGE, NAYLAND ROAD
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4PH		£535,000
2024-02-29
detached
freehold
9, WRIGHTS WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4NS		£297,500
2024-01-26
terraced
freehold
11A, ROWANS WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4UU		£275,000
2024-01-19
semidetached
freehold
5, MAYFIELD
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4US		£430,000
2023-11-23
detached
freehold
12, CAMPION WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4UP		£440,000
2023-10-09
detached
freehold
18, WRIGHTS WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4NR		£255,000
2023-10-04
terraced
freehold
11, THE OLD ROAD
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4QB		£395,000
2023-09-01
detached
freehold
15, CAMPION WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4UP		£410,000
2023-08-17
detached
freehold
5, WRIGHTS WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4NS		£265,000
2023-08-14
terraced
freehold
28, SWEET BRIAR CLOSE
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4NP		£400,000
2023-08-14
detached
freehold
73, HIGH ROAD
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4PE		£622,000
2023-06-08
detached
freehold
CHURCH HILL COTTAGES (2), NAYLAND ROAD
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4PT		£210,000
2023-05-31
terraced
freehold
9, THE RIDINGS
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4QA		£480,000
2023-05-04
detached
freehold
33, ROWANS WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4UU		£243,000
2023-04-19
terraced
freehold
22, SWEET BRIAR CLOSE
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4NP		£415,000
2023-04-14
detached
freehold
41, WRIGHTS WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4NS		£280,000
2023-02-28
terraced
freehold
36, ROWANS WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4UU		£205,000
2023-02-24
terraced
freehold
9, MAPLE WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4PQ		£474,000
2022-12-13
detached
freehold
7, THE GREEN
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4NN		£345,000
2022-11-28
terraced
freehold
15, HAWTHORN WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4RF		£275,000
2022-11-07
semidetached
freehold
28, MAYFIELD
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4US		£375,000
2022-10-28
detached
freehold
24, MAYFIELD
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4US		£375,000
2022-10-28
detached
freehold
3, HARROW STREET
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4PW		£400,000
2022-10-28
terraced
freehold
4, THE RIDINGS
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4QA		£550,000
2022-10-21
detached
freehold
10, MAYFIELD
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4US		£381,826
2022-10-13
detached
freehold
11, MAPLE WAY
LEAVENHEATH
COLCHESTER
SUFFOLK
CO6 4PQ		£453,000
2022-06-08
detached
freehold
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