Friars Farm Cottage, Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LN
About Friars Farm Cottage
Friars Farm Cottage is a detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3LN). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Main heating runs on oil.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Friars Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Friars Farm Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Friars Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£627,000
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 CO6 3LN: £303,000 (2019–1999).
Nearby sales in CO6 3LN
2 Primrose Cottage, Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LN
Sold Jul 2019
£435,000Chaldeans, Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LN
Sold Jul 2016
£470,000Willows, Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LN
Sold Aug 2008
£303,0001 Primrose Cottage, Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LN
Sold Dec 1999
£100,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
New Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB