23 Porters Cottages, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TT
About 23 Porters Cottages
23 Porters Cottages is a semi-detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9TT). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 sits 297.4% above the 2000 sale of £75,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 57.6% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
23 Porters Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 June 2025
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Planning history
23 Porters Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
23 Porters Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£75,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 August 2000Most recent
£75,500
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
23 Porters Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,020
Street avg £2,642
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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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
0.0 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