12 Sunnyside Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3ND
About 12 Sunnyside Road
12 Sunnyside Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3ND). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1209 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in October 2010. At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 sits 76% above the 2010 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 38.9% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
12 Sunnyside Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Sunnyside Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2014ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION & CONSERVATORY
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 145713
- Mar 2007New BuildFullIn report
Proposed 3 bedroom detached cottage
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 070363
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 12 Sunnyside 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
12 Sunnyside Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 6 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 2010Most recent
£225,000
+30.1%over 6 years27 May 2004
£173,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3ND: £295,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in CO6 3ND
4 Sunnyside Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3ND
Sold Feb 2024
£388,0007 Sunnyside Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3ND
Sold Nov 2014
£220,0005 Sunnyside Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3ND
Sold Dec 2007
£249,9952 Sunnyside Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3ND
Sold Jul 1999
£78,5008 Sunnyside Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3ND
Sold May 1996
£52,000
Everything we know about 12 Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside Road homes
On floor area, 12 Sunnyside Road stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.2 km
Quilters Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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