7 Choats Wood, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UY
About 7 Choats Wood
7 Choats Wood is a detached house in Fordham Heath, Colchester, Colchester (CO3 9UY). It has a recorded floor area of 271 m² (around 2917 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
It hasn't traded since November 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 271 m² the property is well over the postcode median (171 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £778,000 sits 92.1% above the 2005 sale of £405,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 43.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
7 Choats Wood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
7 Choats Wood has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 7 Choats Wood, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UY
- Feb 2009ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear extensions
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 082091
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Sales history & valuation
7 Choats Wood has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£778,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.7% per year over 10 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 18.7% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2005Most recent
£405,000
+445.4%over 9 years19 December 1995
£74,253
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO3 9UY: £384,000 (2018–2002).
Nearby sales in CO3 9UY
2 Choats Wood, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UY
Sold Jul 2018
£620,0001 Choats Wood, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UY
Sold Aug 2010
£375,0006 Choats Wood, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UY
Sold Oct 2006
£402,5005 Choats Wood, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UY
Sold Nov 2001
£295,0004 Choats Wood, Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3 9UY
Sold Dec 1996
£155,500
Versus other Choats Wood homes
Floor Area for 7 Choats Wood runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,494
Street avg £2,468
Floor Area
271 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.1 km
Beech Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







