4 Porters Cottages, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TT
About 4 Porters Cottages
4 Porters Cottages is a semi-detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9TT). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
At 91 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 26 EPCs).
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Upgraded to gas central heating
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
4 Porters 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 Porters Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£251,000
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
On floor area, 4 Porters Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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