Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Curlews, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TW
Last sold (2022)
£475,000
We only model an estimate once an EPC gives us the home's size and spec. The full report sets it against recent comparable sales.
- CO3 9TW recent median£380,000
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Council tax
Band D
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We don't publish an estimate for Curlews because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in CO3 9TW.
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Floor area
No EPC on record
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in CO3 9TW
5 sales, median £380,000 (2025–2014)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
7 December 2022Most recent
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9TW: £380,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in CO3 9TW
Gurnai, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TW
Sold Mar 2025
£395,000Honeysuckle House, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TW
Sold Jul 2024
£485,0001 The Murrells, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TW
Sold Feb 2018
£174,0002 The Murrells, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TW
Sold Sept 2015
£215,000Amour, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TW
Sold May 2014
£380,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Curlews
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Curlews is a property in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9TW). It has council tax band D.
Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
No EPC on record
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Curlews, Heath Road, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Curlews has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
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.
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
0.1 km
Wood Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 7 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and AldhamPrimary190m
- Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
- Stanway Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
- Lakelands Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km
Nearest stops
- Wood LaneBus stop54m
- Beech GroveBus stop170m
- Fiddlers FollyBus stop175m
- Heath CottagesBus stop218m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,283 reports43%
- Anti-social Behaviour305 reports10%
- Shoplifting243 reports8%
- Public Order222 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 9TW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for Curlews because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in CO3 9TW.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Curlews. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for Curlews. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Curlews. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 7 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 9TW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Curlews is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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