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About Ballast Quay Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Ballast Quay Farm is a detached house in Fingringhoe, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 7DB). It has a recorded floor area of 274 m² (around 2949 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 274 m² the property is well over the postcode median (157 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £970,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Ballast Quay Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Ballast Quay Farm, Ballast Quay Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5 7DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Ballast Quay Farm has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- May 2023ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey
Proposed first floor extension over existing single storey
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Ballast Quay Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£903,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2018)
£970,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
Ballast Quay Farm outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,540
Street avg £3,235
Floor Area
274 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 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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