Buttercups, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
About Buttercups
Buttercups is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3PH). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 33). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 sits 84.2% above the 2013 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 22.8% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in August 2013.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Buttercups sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Buttercups sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Jan 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees in a conservation area.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 170129
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£120,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 August 2013Most recent
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3PH: £435,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CO6 3PH
2 Ferndale Cottages, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
Sold Jul 2025
£230,000Rosedale, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
Sold Oct 2023
£400,000Caterpillar Cottage, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
Sold Mar 2021
£695,000Valley House, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
Sold Nov 2020
£435,000Dennington, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
Sold Nov 2019
£625,000
Everything we know about Buttercups, 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 Ford Street homes
EPC Rating for Buttercups lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,500
Street avg £2,714
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
0.0 km
New Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 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
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB