6 Lucas Avenue, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NG
About 6 Lucas Avenue
6 Lucas Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3NG). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 is 18.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 51.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² it's 26.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 11 EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2023 at £269,000.
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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 gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Part garage conversion and first floor side extension
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 241826
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
6 Lucas Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£318,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£269,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 May 2023Most recent
£269,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3NG: £362,500 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in CO6 3NG
18 Lucas Avenue, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NG
Sold Jul 2023
£475,0003 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 6 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 habitable rooms, 6 Lucas Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,280
Street avg £2,881
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 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