2 Porters Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TX
About 2 Porters Lane
2 Porters Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9TX). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £395,000 sits 119.5% above the 2011 sale of £179,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 42.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in June 2011.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 2 Porters Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TX
- Jun 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Two storey side extension (single garage to be removed to make way forproposed extension). Erection of single garage/storage room, prefabricated style.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 130755
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Sales history & valuation
2 Porters Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£395,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£179,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 June 2011Most recent
£179,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9TX: £325,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CO3 9TX
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£305,000Eastview, Porters Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TX
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Sold Jul 2022
£325,000Russets, Porters Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TX
Sold Jul 2019
£325,000
Versus other Porters Lane homes
On price per m², 2 Porters Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,333
Street avg £3,479
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fiddlers Folly — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 6 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







