Old Post Office, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
About Old Post Office
Old Post Office is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3PH). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2192 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £585,000 sits 60.3% above the 2013 sale of £365,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 17.7% below the postcode norm. 13 years since the last transfer (September 2013). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Old Post Office'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2017OutlineIn report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed replacement of existing windows to PVCu to improve energy efficiency.
New Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 172482
- Oct 2010Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1 Box Elder to rear of property
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 102139
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Old Post Office valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£585,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 11 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
5 September 2013Most recent
£365,000
+14.1%over 3 years18 June 2010
£320,000
+39.1%over 8 years7 March 2002
£230,000
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 Old Post Office, 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
On floor area, Old Post Office stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,793
Street avg £2,682
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
18.4 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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.
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
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB