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6 Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UE

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
102 m²
1097 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 6 Fiddlers Folly

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

6 Fiddlers Folly is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9UE). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1097 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 102 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 31 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 sits 81.1% above the 2005 sale of £142,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 23.2% below the postcode norm.

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

  • Bedrooms3
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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.

6 Fiddlers Folly sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryMid-Terrace HouseEPC E

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.

Current estimate

£258,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.5% per year over 5 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2005)

£142,500

Growth on file: 17.5% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 April 2005Most recent

    £142,500

    +118.4%over 4 years

  2. 1 June 2000

    £65,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9UE: £290,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Fiddlers Folly homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 6 Fiddlers Folly lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,398

Street avg £2,804

Strongly below

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 6 Fiddlers Folly

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£275k

1 De Burgh Road

CO3 9BQ

3 bed2 bath
£303k

1 King Coel Road

CO3 9AG

3 bed1 bath
£255k

1 Clara Reeve Close

CO3 9XD

2 bed1 bath
£523k

1 Brian Cadman Gardens

CO3 9FJ

3 bed2 bath
£300k

1 Keymer Way

CO3 9XJ

4 bed
£335k

1 Bale Close

CO3 9XP

4 bed1 bath
£344k

1 Beaver Close

CO3 9DZ

4 bed
£193k

1 Hunters Corner, Straight Road

CO3 9DA

2 bed1 bath
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

0.2 km

Beech Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 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 9UE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO3 9UE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 9UE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

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 6 Fiddlers Folly, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.