7 Lucas Avenue, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NG
About 7 Lucas Avenue
7 Lucas Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3NG). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 sits 80% above the 2013 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 22.8% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in May 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at 7 Lucas Avenue
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
7 Lucas Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Lucas Avenue has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Retention of lean to roof to side extension
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 160495
- Aug 2015Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension over garage and garage conversion to playroom.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 151214
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 7 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
7 Lucas Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 May 2013Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3NG: £360,000 (2023–2018).
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
£297,5005 Lucas Avenue, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NG
Sold May 2018
£360,000
Everything we know about 7 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
Years Held for 7 Lucas Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,913
Street avg £3,051
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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