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The average house price in Fordham is £452,269 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 27.6%.

England / Essex / Colchester

Fordham

£452,269

Average price, last 12 months

−27.6% in a year
OCT 2016£373kSEPT 2026£452k

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What can I buy with my budget in Fordham?

With £460,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Fordham.

£460,000

Fordham

  • Terraced

    £288,900

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £358,750

    In budget

  • Detached

    £750,000

    £290k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Fordham?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Fordham costs £2,262 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Fordham

    £2,262

    a month

    Average price
    £452,269
    Deposit
    £45,227
    Mortgage
    £407,042
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £90,454

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £750,000

Semi-detached

  • £358,750

Terraced

  • £288,900

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Fordham

Mostly detached houses

35%
35%
29%

How green is Fordham?

Fordham has 1 public park among 5 green space sites. Green space covers 0.3% of the area: about 30 m² per resident, or 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Fordham

    0.3%

    of the land is green space
    30 m² per resident, or 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    1 public park

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Fordham?

Fordham has about 0.8 residents for every football pitch of land, or 285 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Fordham
0.8 people per football pitch of land · 285 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Fordham?

Prices in Fordham were down on a year earlier in 61 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 27.6% on a year earlier.

Fordham61 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    £452,269

Change over 1 year

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    −£171,981

Change over ~10 years

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    +£81,269

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    13

Number of postcodes

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    32

Households (Census 2021)

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    326

Household density

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    110 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    843

Population density

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    285 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    30 m² per resident · less than 51% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    0.3%

Public parks

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    1

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    —

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    +31.6%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    —

Peak month

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    DEC 2021 · £1,537,500

Most common price band

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    £300k – £400k · 47.1%

Detached average

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    £750,000

Semi-detached average

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    £358,750

Terraced average

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    £288,900

Flats average

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    —

Detached share of sales

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    35.3%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    35.3%

Terraced share of sales

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    29.4%

Flats share of sales

  • Fordham

    England / Essex / Colchester / Fordham

    0.0%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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