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1 Porters Cottages, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TT

1 planning record
Bedrooms
4
Council tax
Band C
Overview

About 1 Porters Cottages

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

1 Porters Cottages is a four-bedroom property in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9TT). It has council tax band C.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Porters Cottages, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Porters Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 1 Porters Cottages, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TT

1decisions1extensions10documents
  1. Aug 2012
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey flat roof extension at rear to provide larger kitchen & dining space

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    121158
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.

Last sold (2007)

£235,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 January 2007Most recent

    £235,000

    +11.9%over 2 years

  2. 21 October 2004

    £210,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9TT: £250,000 (2020–2015).

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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.
Full Colchester report

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

Fiddlers Folly — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 9TT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO3 9TT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 9TT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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