14 Porters Close, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TY
About 14 Porters Close
14 Porters Close is a semi-detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9TY). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 sits 129.7% above the 2011 sale of £128,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 47.1% below the postcode norm. 14 years since the last transfer (December 2011).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
14 Porters Close has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
14 Porters Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£128,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 December 2011Most recent
£128,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9TY: £298,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO3 9TY
33 Porters Close, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TY
Sold Jul 2025
£258,00026 Porters Close, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TY
Sold Jun 2023
£310,00038 Porters Close, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TY
Sold Apr 2023
£298,0002 Porters Close, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TY
Sold Jan 2023
£355,50029 Porters Close, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TY
Sold Sept 2022
£265,500
Versus other Porters Close homes
Floor Area for 14 Porters Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,306
Street avg £3,297
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB