33 Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LY
About 33 Ponders Road
33 Ponders Road is a semi-detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3LY). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 sits 80.4% above the 2004 sale of £168,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
33 Ponders Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 241373
- Apr 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 240403
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 33 Ponders Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
33 Ponders Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£303,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£168,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 November 2004Most recent
£168,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3LY: £194,250 (2019–2000).
Everything we know about 33 Ponders 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 Ponders Road homes
On epc rating, 33 Ponders Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
Quilters Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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