15 Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UE
About 15 Fiddlers Folly
15 Fiddlers Folly is a mid-terrace house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9UE). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 is 33.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2020 for £182,000.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
15 Fiddlers Folly has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£182,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 November 2020Most recent
£182,000
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
On price per m², 15 Fiddlers Folly runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,000
Street avg £2,728
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.2 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







