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3 sales on record
About Ballast House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Ballast House is a four-bedroom detached house in Fingringhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7DB). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 3.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £679,000 is 17.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 29.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 183 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (157 m² median across 11 EPCs). Last sale on file: £580,000 in August 2019. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Ballast House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Ballast House, Ballast Quay Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2007New BuildFullWithdrawn
Construction of four new one bedroom flats.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Ballast House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£679,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2019)
£580,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 16 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.
EPC Rating for Ballast House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,169
Street avg £3,288
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 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
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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