Top Cottage, Quilters Green, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LZ
About Top Cottage
Top Cottage is a detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 112 m² it's 29.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (159 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £660,000 is 13.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 90.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2018 for £580,000.
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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 Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Apr 2024ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition 4 to application 232639.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 240411
- Jan 2024SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of a detached house into two semi-detached houses.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 232639
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Top Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£660,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 9 years.
£580,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
23 August 2018Most recent
£580,000
+58.9%over 9 years11 June 2009
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3LZ: £520,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in CO6 3LZ
Newlands, Quilters Green, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LZ
Sold Aug 2023
£720,000High Noon, Quilters Green, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LZ
Sold Jul 2018
£480,000Ditchling, Quilters Green, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LZ
Sold Jan 2017
£650,000Greenside Cottage, Quilters Green, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LZ
Sold Mar 2014
£432,500
Everything we know about Top Cottage, 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 Quilters Green homes
On price per m², Top Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,179
Street avg £3,269
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB