1 Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UE
About 1 Fiddlers Folly
1 Fiddlers Folly is a detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9UE). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 Fiddlers Folly has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
1 Fiddlers Folly has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9UE: £290,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CO3 9UE
3 Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UE
Sold Oct 2025
£270,00035 Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UE
Sold Feb 2024
£123,00012 Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UE
Sold Nov 2023
£315,00022 Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UE
Sold Dec 2022
£290,0008 Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UE
Sold Dec 2022
£290,000
Versus other Fiddlers Folly homes
1 Fiddlers Folly is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Beech Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB