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73 Fiddlers Folley, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UF

4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 73 Fiddlers Folley

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

73 Fiddlers Folley is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9UF). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Sold January 2024 for £245,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 106.8% 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 gardenYes

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 Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryEnd-Terrace HouseEPC D

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 73 Fiddlers Folley, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

73 Fiddlers Folley 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 grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£263,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£245,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 January 2024Most recent

    £245,000

    +12.4%over 2 years

  2. 27 April 2021

    £218,000

    +10.7%over 3 years

  3. 21 December 2017

    £197,000

    +212.7%over 18 years

  4. 21 December 1999

    £63,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9UF: £220,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Fiddlers Folley homes

Four headline reads against 36 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

73 Fiddlers Folley outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,141

Street avg £2,128

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 73 Fiddlers Folley

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 9DA

2 bed1 bath
£189k

1 Ash Way

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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

0.2 km

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO3 9UF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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