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Ballast House, Ballast Quay Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7DB

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
183 m²
1970 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

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.

At 183 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (157 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. 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. Last sale on file: £580,000 in August 2019. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.

Specifications

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
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageDouble, Detached
  • LandYes
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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.

Ballast House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 May 2026

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
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Planning

Planning history

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

1 application on record at Ballast House, Ballast Quay Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7DB

1decisions9documents
  1. Sept 2007
    New BuildFull
    Outcome in report

    Construction of four new one bedroom flats.

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/06/0699
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Price

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

£679,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£580,000

Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 August 2019Most recent

    £580,000

    +0.9%over 2 years

  2. 27 April 2017

    £575,000

    +77.7%over 13 years

  3. 10 November 2003

    £323,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 7DB: £490,000 (2024–2018).

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.

EPC Rating for Ballast House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,169

Street avg £3,288

On par

Floor Area

183 m²

Street avg 174 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

On par
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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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£340k

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£313k

1 Dudley Road, Fingringhoe

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£358k

1 Creek View Cottages, Maldon Road, Great Wigborough

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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

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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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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