4 Church Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NA
About 4 Church Road
4 Church Road is a semi-detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3NA). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 79 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Know exactly what you're buying at 4 Church Road
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Church Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Church Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Church Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Church Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£284,000
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 3NA: £360,000 (2023–2011).
Nearby sales in CO6 3NA
15 Church Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NA
Sold Jan 2023
£500,00017 Church Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NA
Sold Jun 2021
£275,0009 Church Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NA
Sold Nov 2015
£470,00011 Church Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NA
Sold Oct 2015
£360,0008 Church Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NA
Sold Jun 2006
£175,000
Everything we know about 4 Church 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 Church Road homes
4 Church Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 107 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB