1 Fiddlers House, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF
About 1 Fiddlers House
1 Fiddlers House is a two-bedroom detached house in Colchester (CO4 0AF). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. At 56 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band.
It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £140,000. Across 2009–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 23.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 26 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Fiddlers House's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Fiddlers House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
£151,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 16 years.
£140,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
1 May 2025Most recent
£140,000
+30.8%over 15 years20 October 2009
£107,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0AF: £188,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CO4 0AF
160b, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF
Sold Aug 2025
£300,000152 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF
Sold Oct 2024
£116,000134 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF
Sold Jun 2024
£280,0006 Fiddlers House, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF
Sold Mar 2023
£188,000142a, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF
Sold Feb 2023
£107,500
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Versus other Ipswich Road homes
Years Held for 1 Fiddlers House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,188
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Valentines Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB