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About 3 The Dingle
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 The Dingle is a semi-detached house in Fingringhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7DB). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1641 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 47). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 sits 57.2% above the 2009 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 35.4% below the postcode norm. At 153 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (183 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 The Dingle 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2019
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2009)
£285,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ballast Quay Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 The Dingle is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,869
Street avg £3,474
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 177 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Brook Hall Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 7DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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