Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Porters Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TX
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
67 m²
721 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 3 Porters Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Porters Lane is a mid-terrace house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9TX). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 67 m² it's 17.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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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.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Mar 2026
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 31 March 2026
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Mar 2016from Mar 2015
Hot Water
Main SystemMain (No Stat)
Hot water system changed
Low Energy Lighting
13%78%
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Porters Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Porters Lane 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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Porters Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£252,000
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 9TX: £325,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CO3 9TX
Weavers Cottage, Porters Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TX
Sold Oct 2025
£480,0009 Porters Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TX
Sold Apr 2024
£305,000Eastview, Porters Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TX
Sold Nov 2023
£371,00011 Porters Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TX
Sold Jul 2022
£325,000Russets, Porters Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TX
Sold Jul 2019
£325,000
Versus other Porters Lane homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Porters Lane is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
74 (C)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 98 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
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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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO3 9TX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB
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