4 Heath Cottages, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TN
About 4 Heath Cottages
4 Heath Cottages is a semi-detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9TN). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (174 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
4 Heath Cottages has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
4 Heath Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£285,000
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 9TN: £250,000 (2023–2001).
Nearby sales in CO3 9TN
1 Heath Cottages, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TN
Sold Sept 2023
£460,000Gate House, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TN
Sold Sept 2019
£775,0003 Heath Cottages, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TN
Sold Sept 2007
£250,0002 Heath Cottages, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TN
Sold Mar 2005
£215,0006 Heath Cottages, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TN
Sold Mar 2001
£125,500
Versus other Heath Road homes
4 Heath Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 274 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 9 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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Heath Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 8 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB