2 Porters Cottages, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TT
About 2 Porters Cottages
2 Porters Cottages is a semi-detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9TT). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Mar 2026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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Planning history
2 Porters Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
2 Porters Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£284,000
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 9TT: £250,000 (2020–2015).
Nearby sales in CO3 9TT
34 Porters Cottages, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TT
Sold Jan 2020
£285,00021 Porters Cottages, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TT
Sold May 2019
£250,00031 Porters Cottages, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TT
Sold Sept 2017
£285,00020 Porters Cottages, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TT
Sold Mar 2015
£193,0006 Porters Cottages, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TT
Sold May 2009
£225,000
Versus other Porters Cottages homes
2 Porters Cottages is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 85 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 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
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB