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3 The Dingle, Ballast Quay Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7DB

Estimated value

£440,000

  • Since the 2009 sale (£285,000)+54%
  • Against CO5 7DB's recent median (£490,000)-10%

Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
153 m²
1641 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£440,000

  • Against its 2009 sale (£285,000)+54%
  • Against CO5 7DB's recent median (£490,000)-10%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 3 The Dingle is modelled from its 153 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 7DB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    153 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2009

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2009

  • Recent sales in CO5 7DB

    5 sales, median £490,000 (2024–2019)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 June 2009Most recent

    £285,000

    +42.5%over 6 years

  2. 17 February 2003

    £200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7DB: £490,000 (2024–2019).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

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. 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. Across 2003–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £440,000 sits 54.4% 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.

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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.

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

Current Certificate
Mar 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 11 March 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 The Dingle, Ballast Quay Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 The Dingle has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

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

Strongly below

Floor Area

153 m²

Street avg 174 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

9.5 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

Strongly below
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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

92/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Brook Hall Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
  • St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, RowhedgePrimary1.4km
  • Millfields Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
  • Broomgrove Infant SchoolPrimary2.2km

Nearest stops

  • Brook Hall RoadBus stop215m
  • Frere WayBus stop226m
  • Station RoadBus stop864m
  • Post OfficeBus stop901m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
  • Other Theft128 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%

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 CO5 7DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO5 7DB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 7DB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC FNo mains gas

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 The Dingle is modelled from its 153 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 7DB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 3 The Dingle. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 3 The Dingle was lodged in March 2009 at band F and expired in March 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 3 The Dingle. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 6 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 7DB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
3 The Dingle is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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