Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
20 Porters Close, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TY
3 sales on record
Estimated value
£304,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£255,000)+19%
- Against CO3 9TY's recent median (£298,000)+2%
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£304,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£255,000)+19%
- Against CO3 9TY's recent median (£298,000)+2%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 20 Porters Close is modelled from its 76 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 9TY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
76 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2020
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in CO3 9TY
5 sales, median £298,000 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | 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.
20 Porters Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Sales timeline
19 March 2021Most recent
£255,000
+325.0%over 21 years22 April 1999
£60,000
+20.0%over 3 years16 July 1995
£50,000
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
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 20 Porters Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Porters Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9TY). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 is 19.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 35.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £255,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
Current Certificate
Aug 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 August 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Porters Close, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
20 Porters Close has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Porters Close homes
Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 20 Porters Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,355
Street avg £3,139
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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
Fiddlers Folly — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 5 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and AldhamPrimary208m
- Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
- Stanway Primary SchoolPrimary2.8km
- Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West BergholtPrimary2.8km
Nearest stops
- Fiddlers FollyBus stop131m
- Wood LaneBus stop217m
- Beech GroveBus stop330m
- Heath CottagesBus stop424m
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 9TY 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
39.2dB
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
- The estimate for 20 Porters Close is modelled from its 76 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO3 9TY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 20 Porters Close. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 20 Porters Close was lodged in August 2020 at band D and is valid until August 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 20 Porters Close. 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 5 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO3 9TY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 20 Porters Close is in council tax band C. 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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