Valley House, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
About Valley House
Valley House is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Aldham, Colchester, Colchester (CO6 3PH). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 52.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £435,000 in November 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Valley House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2001HeritageIn report
Installation of through floor disabled persons lift & conversion of bathroom to en-suite
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- LB/COL/01/0642
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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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£461,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 18 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
27 November 2020Most recent
£435,000
+85.1%over 18 years8 November 2002
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO6 3PH: £625,000 (2025–2018).
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
£695,000Dennington, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
Sold Nov 2019
£625,000The Bridge House, Ford Street, Aldham, Colchester, CO6 3PH
Sold Jan 2018
£1,170,000
Everything we know about Valley House, 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 co₂ emissions, Valley House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,736
Street avg £2,577
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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