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19 Lucas Avenue, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NG

Notable views1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
136 m²
1464 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 19 Lucas Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

19 Lucas Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3NG). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 136 m² it's 27.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 1995–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 is 24.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 18% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 2016.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageSingle
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

19 Lucas Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 19 Lucas Avenue, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

19 Lucas Avenue has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. Feb 2004
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    First floor side extension.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/03/2105
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 19 Lucas Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£454,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£365,000

Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 December 2016Most recent

    £365,000

    +508.4%over 21 years

  2. 27 January 1995

    £59,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3NG: £360,000 (2023–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Lucas Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

19 Lucas Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,684

Street avg £2,955

Below

Floor Area

136 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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4 bed2 bath
£624k

1 Brick Cottages, Brook Road, Aldham

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£697k

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£383k

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£369k

1 Abbotts Cottages, Abbotts Lane, Eight Ash Green

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£359k

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Full Colchester report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 3NG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 3NG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 3NG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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