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Weavers Cottage, Porters Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TX

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
145 m²
1561 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Weavers Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Weavers Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9TX). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £480,000 in October 2025. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 79.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble
  • Notable viewsYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Weavers Cottage, Porters Lane, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Weavers Cottage has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Weavers Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£487,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£480,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 October 2025Most recent

    £480,000

    +284.0%over 28 years

  2. 13 December 1996

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9TX: £325,000 (2024–2017).

On the street

Versus other Porters Lane homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Weavers Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,310

Street avg £2,985

On par

Floor Area

145 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Weavers Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£470k

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£526k

1 Choats Wood, Fordham Heath

CO3 9UY

4 bed
£436k

1 Bryanstone Mews

CO3 9XZ

4 bed3 bath
£435k

1 Garden Drive

CO3 9GS

4 bed
£344k

1 Beaver Close

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4 bed
£335k

1 Bale Close

CO3 9XP

4 bed1 bath
£300k

1 Keymer Way

CO3 9XJ

4 bed
£484k

1 Heath Cottages, Heath Road, Fordham Heath

CO3 9TN

5 bed2 bath
Area

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.
Full Colchester report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for CO3 9TX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 9TX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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