12 Herrings Way, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NB
About 12 Herrings Way
12 Herrings Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3NB). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 82.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
12 Herrings Way has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Ground floor extension to side of property - resubmission of 071484
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 072687
- Jul 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey extension to side of property
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 071483
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 Herrings Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 27 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2022Most recent
£325,000
+115.2%over 17 years22 July 2004
£151,000
+217.9%over 8 years21 September 1995
£47,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3NB: £156,000 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in CO6 3NB
15 Herrings Way, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NB
Sold Jun 2024
£275,00011 Herrings Way, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NB
Sold Feb 2012
£150,0001 Herrings Way, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NB
Sold Apr 2009
£112,0007 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 12 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
12 Herrings Way outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,736
Street avg £2,630
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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.
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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