2 Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LX
About 2 Ponders Road
2 Ponders Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3LX). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2019. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £315,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Ponders Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 213391
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 Ponders Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£344,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 25 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2021Most recent
£315,000
+377.3%over 25 years9 May 1996
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3LX: £205,500 (2019–1997).
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- 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
0.0 km
Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB