1 Herrings Way, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NB
About 1 Herrings Way
1 Herrings Way is a semi-detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3NB). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 563 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 100.9% above the 2009 sale of £112,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
1 Herrings Way 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Herrings Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Herrings Way
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
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£112,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 April 2009Most recent
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3NB: £179,000 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in CO6 3NB
15 Herrings Way, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NB
Sold Jun 2024
£275,00012 Herrings Way, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NB
Sold Apr 2022
£325,00011 Herrings Way, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NB
Sold Feb 2012
£150,0007 Herrings Way, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NB
Sold Jul 2007
£179,0006 Herrings Way, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NB
Sold Jul 2005
£170,000
Everything we know about 1 Herrings Way, 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 Herrings Way homes
EPC Rating for 1 Herrings Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,139
Street avg £2,949
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
Quilters Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB