What type of property is 20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY?

20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY last change hands?

20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY last sold for £255,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £50,000 in July 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY?

Across 3 sales between July 1995 and March 2021, 20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY rose from £50,000 to £255,000, a change of £205,000. That works out to roughly +6.6% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY have?

The current EPC rating for 20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in August 2020. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY?

20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (818 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CO3 9TY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY?

20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY is in council tax band C.

Where is 20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY located?

20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY sits in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester. It falls within the CO3 postcode district.

Is 20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY in a safe area?

Police records around 20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What is the nearest station to 20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY?

The closest bus stop to 20 Porters Close, CO3 9TY is Fiddlers Folly, 131m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Porters Close, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TY

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

76 m²

818 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

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 £302,000 is 18.4% 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.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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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

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

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.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

20 Porters Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£302,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£255,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

19 March 2021Most recent
£255,000
+325.0%over 21 years
22 April 1999
£60,000
+20.0%over 3 years
16 July 1995
£50,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9TY: £298,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CO3 9TY

On the street

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

On par

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

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Comparables

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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. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 9TY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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