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Porters Close, Fordham Heath, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Porters Close, Fordham Heath, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/porters-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO3 9TY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£227,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£248,389
18 sales
Price range
£200k – £356k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
4 Feb 2026
CO3 9TY

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At a glance

House prices£248k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station40 min walkMarks Tey station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

18 property sales on Porters Close, Fordham Heath, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £227,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £238,792. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% terraced, 33% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Porters Close range from £200,000 to £355,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Porters Close compared

CO3 postcode area£360,427
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Porters Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £205,000 (1 sales)2016£205k2017: £215,000 (4 sales)2017£215k2019: £239,333 (3 sales)2019£239k2020: £234,500 (2 sales)2020£235k2021: £252,500 (2 sales)2021£253k2022: £265,500 (1 sales)2022£266k2023: £321,167 (3 sales)2023£321k2025: £258,000 (1 sales)2025£258k2026: £227,000 (1 sales)2026£227k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£238,7924 Feb 2026
Semi-detached6£267,5836 Apr 2023

Sold prices on Porters Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
3, Porters Close CO3 9TY 4 Feb 2026£227,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Porters Close CO3 9TY 3 Jul 2025£258,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Porters Close CO3 9TY 26 Jun 2023£310,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Porters Close CO3 9TY 6 Apr 2023£298,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Porters Close CO3 9TY 31 Jan 2023£355,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Porters Close CO3 9TY 23 Sep 2022£265,500 TerracedFreehold
33, Porters Close CO3 9TY 18 Jun 2021£250,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Porters Close CO3 9TY 19 Mar 2021£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Porters Close CO3 9TY 7 Aug 2020£249,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Porters Close CO3 9TY 7 May 2020£220,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Porters Close CO3 9TY 26 Jul 2019£243,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Porters Close CO3 9TY 21 Jun 2019£240,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Porters Close CO3 9TY 1 May 2019£235,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Porters Close CO3 9TY 17 Jul 2017£238,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Porters Close CO3 9TY 17 Jul 2017£207,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Porters Close CO3 9TY 17 Feb 2017£200,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Porters Close CO3 9TY 31 Jan 2017£215,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Porters Close CO3 9TY 19 Aug 2016£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
33, Porters Close £207,000 (Jul 2017) → £250,000 (Jun 2021) → £258,000 (Jul 2025) +25%
over 8 yrs
26, Porters Close £238,000 (Jul 2017) → £235,000 (May 2019) → £310,000 (Jun 2023) +30%
over 6 yrs
38, Porters Close £243,000 (Jul 2019) → £298,000 (Apr 2023) +23%
over 4 yrs
31, Porters Close £200,000 (Feb 2017) → £240,000 (Jun 2019) +20%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Porters Close

Crime

10 crimes were reported within about a mile of Porters Close in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences5
Other theft2
Vehicle crime2
Anti-social behaviour1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Porters Close is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • The River Colne from Halstead to Lexden Flood warning area
  • The River Colne from Great Yeldham to Colchester Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Porters Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham 102 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.2 mi
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School 84 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Inadequate Report 0.9 mi
Doucecroft School 83 pupils Other independent special school 3–19 Report 0.9 mi
Holmwood House School 395 pupils Other independent school 0–16 Report 1.6 mi
Stanway Primary School 390 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 1.7 mi
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt 411 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 1.7 mi
Lakelands Primary School 340 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 1.8 mi
The Stanway School 1,396 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Marks Tey station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Chappel & Wakes Colne station 2.7 mi · 55 min walk
  • Colchester station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fiddlers Folly (opp, Fiddlers Hill) 2 min walk
  • Fiddlers Folly (adj, Fiddlers Hill) 2 min walk
  • Wood Lane (E-bound, Heath Rd) 3 min walk
  • Wood Lane (W-bound, Heath Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Tollgate Health Centre
    145 London Road, Stanway, Colchester · 1.5 mi
  • Winstree Medical Practice
    84 Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester · 1.9 mi
  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 2.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Halstead Road · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S Stane Retail Park · 1.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Stane Retail Park · 1.2 mi
  • Cook Cook Colchester · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 1.7 mi
  • West Bergholt Pharmacy · 1.9 mi
  • Marks Tey Pharmacy Ltd · 2.1 mi

Dentists

  • Eight Ash Green Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Brickstables Dental & Implant Clinic · 1.0 mi
  • The Zen Dental Clinic · 1.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned77.2%62.5%
Private rented11.0%20.3%
Social rented11.7%17.1%
Households728

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.3%64.1%
Aged 65+24.0%18.6%
Residents1,770

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks84%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks86%92%

Share of homes across Colchester with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Porters Close

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White94.3%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%3.5%
Other ethnic group0.7%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion46.7%44.3%
Christian46.3%44.4%
Not answered5.1%6.2%
Muslim0.5%2.1%
Sikh0.5%–
Hindu0.4%1.3%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.7%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK93.5%85.5%
Born outside the UK6.5%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above30.6%32.2%
No qualifications16.6%15.4%
Level 2 qualifications15.5%14.8%
Level 3 qualifications15.3%19.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%10.3%
Apprenticeship6.5%5.2%
Other qualifications3.3%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health46.2%49.2%
Good health36.5%34.7%
Fair health13.3%11.9%
Bad health3.3%3.3%
Very bad health0.7%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
2 cars or vans in household37.6%29.1%
1 car or van in household35.2%42.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household18.4%10.4%
No cars or vans in household8.8%18.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Colchester.

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