18 Lucas Avenue, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NG
About 18 Lucas Avenue
18 Lucas Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3NG). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 80.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2023 for £475,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Lucas Avenue has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2023Garage ConversionOutlineIn report
Conversion of existing garage including the replacement of the garage door for a new window on the front elevation.
New Windows- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 231919
- Mar 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension above garage
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/03/0060
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 Lucas Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£445,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£475,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 July 2023Most recent
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3NG: £360,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in CO6 3NG
6 Lucas Avenue, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NG
Sold May 2023
£269,0003 Lucas Avenue, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NG
Sold Nov 2022
£485,00021 Lucas Avenue, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NG
Sold Feb 2019
£297,5005 Lucas Avenue, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NG
Sold May 2018
£360,00019 Lucas Avenue, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NG
Sold Dec 2016
£365,000
Everything we know about 18 Lucas Avenue, 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 Lucas Avenue homes
18 Lucas Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,893
Street avg £2,804
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.3 km
Quilters Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB