5 Lucas Avenue, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NG
About 5 Lucas Avenue
5 Lucas Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3NG). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £450,000 is 25% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 64.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
5 Lucas Avenue'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Lucas Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2007ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear conservatory extension
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- F/COL/06/1954
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Lucas Avenue
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
5 Lucas Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£450,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.7% per year over 1 year.
£360,000
Growth on file: -0.7% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
22 May 2018Most recent
£360,000
-0.7%over 11 months25 June 2017
£362,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3NG: £365,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in CO6 3NG
18 Lucas Avenue, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NG
Sold Jul 2023
£475,0006 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
£297,50019 Lucas Avenue, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NG
Sold Dec 2016
£365,000
Everything we know about 5 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
On epc rating, 5 Lucas Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,364
Street avg £2,870
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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.
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
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB