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

4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Porters Close

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

5 Porters Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9TY). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer: May 2020 at £220,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 is 20% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 28.5% 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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

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 25 Aug 2023

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2013from Apr 2009
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows
SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

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Mid 20th centuryMid-Terrace HouseEPC D

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Porters Close, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 5 Porters Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£264,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£220,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 May 2020Most recent

    £220,000

    +65.4%over 15 years

  2. 4 April 2005

    £133,000

    +129.3%over 5 years

  3. 3 December 1999

    £58,000

    +23.4%over 1 year

  4. 20 February 1998

    £47,000

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

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.

5 Porters Close is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,385

Street avg £3,137

Above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Porters Close

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.
£255k

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CO3 9XD

2 bed1 bath
£193k

1 Hunters Corner, Straight Road

CO3 9DA

2 bed1 bath
£189k

1 Ash Way

CO3 9FN

2 bed1 bath
£187k

1 Allingham Court, King Coel Road

CO3 9AQ

2 bed2 bath
£275k

1 De Burgh Road

CO3 9BQ

3 bed2 bath
£303k

1 King Coel Road

CO3 9AG

3 bed1 bath
£523k

1 Brian Cadman Gardens

CO3 9FJ

3 bed2 bath
£300k

1 Keymer Way

CO3 9XJ

4 bed
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.

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 9TY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO3 9TY

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Porters Close, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9TY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.