7 The Dingle, Ballast Quay Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7DB
About 7 The Dingle
7 The Dingle is a detached house in Fingringhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7DB). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 150 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (183 m² median across 11 EPCs).
Energy performance
7 The Dingle's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
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EPC Rating
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Planning history
7 The Dingle has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 7 The Dingle, Ballast Quay Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7DB
- Aug 2018ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Replace existing conservatory roof to side elevation
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 181320
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Sales history & valuation
7 The Dingle has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£575,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7DB: £490,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CO5 7DB
Blyth House, Ballast Quay Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7DB
Sold Oct 2024
£670,000Till June, Ballast Quay Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7DB
Sold Dec 2021
£360,0005 The Dingle, Ballast Quay Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7DB
Sold Nov 2019
£387,500Ballast House, Ballast Quay Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7DB
Sold Aug 2019
£580,000Lion Grange, Ballast Quay Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7DB
Sold May 2019
£490,000
Versus other Ballast Quay Road homes
On floor area, 7 The Dingle runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 177 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Closest school
1.0 km
Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB







