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Dennington, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH

3 sales on record5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
198 m²
2131 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Dennington

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

Dennington is a detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3PH). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £740,000 is 18.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 80% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £625,000 in November 2019.

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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.

Dennington'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Dec 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Dennington, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dennington has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

  1. Sept 2021
    Full
    In report

    INSTALL OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL + NEW POOL PLANT ROOM

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    212074
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2020
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Proposed extensions and changes to windows and external facade

    New Windows
    Documents
    20 docs on file
    Reference
    201059
    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.

Dennington has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£740,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£625,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 November 2019Most recent

    £625,000

    +3.7%over 3 years
  2. 30 May 2016

    £602,500

    +249.3%over 17 years
  3. 25 June 1998

    £172,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3PH: £435,000 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Ford Street homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Dennington runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,157

Street avg £2,530

Above

Floor Area

198 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Below
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

0.0 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO6 3PH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO6 3PH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO6 3PH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

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 Dennington, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.