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Coppers, Plummers Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NP

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
80 m²
866 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Coppers

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

Coppers is a semi-detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3NP). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 866 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 is 47.3% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 15.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in November 2012. At 80 m² it's 27.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 8 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Coppers'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Mar 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Coppers, Plummers Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Nov 2011
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Proposed side extension following demolision of existing lean-to and chimney, new rear conservatory and new single garage following demolition of existing.

    ExtensionDemolition
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    111874
    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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.

Current estimate

£324,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.1% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£220,000

Growth on file: 14.1% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 November 2012Most recent

    £220,000

    +47.8%over 1 year
  2. 28 July 2011

    £148,850

    +86.1%over 6 years
  3. 9 March 2005

    £80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3NP: £270,000 (2021–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Plummers Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Coppers runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,734

Street avg £2,599

On par

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 141 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

Above
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.

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

0.6 km

Memorial — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 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 3NP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 3NP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 3NP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Coppers, Plummers Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.