Fordham Lodge, Plummers Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NP
About Fordham Lodge
Fordham Lodge is a detached house in Fordham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3NP). It has a recorded floor area of 264 m² (around 2842 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 264 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Fordham Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Fordham Lodge has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Fordham Lodge
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
Fordham Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,009,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3NP: £270,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in CO6 3NP
Plummers Cottage, Plummers Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NP
Sold Oct 2021
£590,000Windy Ridge, Plummers Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NP
Sold May 2019
£266,000Briarside, Plummers Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NP
Sold Nov 2018
£417,500Slindon Cottage, Plummers Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NP
Sold Oct 2018
£270,000Tondor House, Plummers Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3NP
Sold May 2018
£130,000
Everything we know about Fordham Lodge, 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 Plummers Road homes
Fordham Lodge outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
264 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.6 km
Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB