Fey House, Foundry Lane, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BH
About Fey House
Fey House is a four-bedroom detached house in Copford, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in May 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £596,000 sits 341.5% above the 1999 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 62.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Fey House has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 213418
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Fey House's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£135,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 May 1999Most recent
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 1BH: £410,500 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CO6 1BH
17 Foundry Lane, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BH
Sold May 2025
£543,00012 Foundry Lane, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BH
Sold Sept 2022
£410,50014 Foundry Lane, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BH
Sold Nov 2020
£395,000The Willows, Foundry Lane, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BH
Sold Nov 2019
£600,0009 Foundry Lane, Copford, Colchester, CO6 1BH
Sold Sept 2017
£390,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Foundry Lane homes
Price per m² for Fey House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£957
Street avg £3,500
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Copford Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
61.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
55.9dB