18 Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UE
About 18 Fiddlers Folly
18 Fiddlers Folly is a semi-detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9UE). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
18 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
18 Fiddlers Folly has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£275,000
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
18 Fiddlers Folly outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
78 (C)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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







