Orchard House Annexe, Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TJ
About Orchard House Annexe
Orchard House Annexe is a detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 August 2032
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Planning history
Orchard House Annexe has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
Orchard House Annexe has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9TJ: £630,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CO3 9TJ
Bridge House, Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TJ
Sold Dec 2025
£775,000Mon Tre Leit, Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TJ
Sold Oct 2025
£397,000Bluebells, Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TJ
Sold May 2025
£630,000Tara House, Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TJ
Sold Apr 2022
£678,000Brook Cottage, Huxtables Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TJ
Sold Jan 2021
£305,000
Versus other Huxtables Lane homes
On floor area, Orchard House Annexe runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 148 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
229/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Huxtables Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB