18 Moat Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LU
About 18 Moat Road
18 Moat Road is a detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3LU). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1331 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £516,000 sits 178.9% above the 2000 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 20.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, 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
Energy performance
18 Moat Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Nov 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2022ConservatoryFullIn report
Replacement conservatory frames in anthracite grey and solid roof with toughened sheet glass
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 221265
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 Moat Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£516,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 2000Most recent
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3LU: £410,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in CO6 3LU
2 Moat Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LU
Sold Mar 2025
£520,00020 Moat Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LU
Sold May 2015
£385,000Moat Hall, Moat Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LU
Sold Aug 2014
£1,300,0006 Moat Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LU
Sold Oct 2013
£250,00016 Moat Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LU
Sold Aug 2004
£245,000
Everything we know about 18 Moat Road, in one report
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 Moat Road homes
Price per m² for 18 Moat Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,496
Street avg £2,877
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB