3 Choats Wood, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UY

3 Choats Wood is a detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9UY). It has a recorded floor area of 225 m² (around 2422 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2021 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since December 1995, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 225 m² the property is well over the postcode median (171 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £754,000 sits 902.1% above the 1995 sale of £75,239. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£31/sq ft) was about 86% below the postcode norm.