Terraced 3 sales on record

23 NEW STREET

BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BZ

£98,250

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Number Eight Hair Designs	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Victoria Place	0.1 miles
Train station	Alresford	3.3 miles
Hospital	Clacton Hospital	5.5 miles
University	University of Essex	5.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

37 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£98,250 Apr 2025

Price per m²

£2,655/m²

Local average

£298,355 (26 sales)

Street crime

48 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 21/05/2019

Expiry date: 20/05/2029

Current heating cost: £787/year

Potential heating cost: £286/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,670

EPC E or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£15)
High heat retention storage heaters (£800 - £1,200)
Heat recovery system for mixer showers (£585 - £725)
High performance external doors (£1,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	17/04/2025	£98,250	Terraced	+113.6%	£99,415 to July 2026	View transaction
Sold	02/08/2002	£46,000	Flat	+187.5%	£89,946 to July 2026	View transaction
Sold	19/12/1995	£16,000	Flat	—	£75,762 to July 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
listed	17/04/2025	£100,000
sold	01/01/2025	£98,250
sold	01/01/2002	£46,000
sold	01/01/1995	£16,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
32 NEW STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BZ	£225,000	28/11/2023	Terraced
1A FLAT NEW STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BZ	£175,000	17/08/2023	Terraced
12 WELLINGTON STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0DB	£165,000	24/09/2022	Terraced
TYRONE, 26 SYDNEY STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BG	£180,000	25/08/2022	Terraced
77 SYDNEY STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BE	£228,000	10/08/2022	Terraced
2 JAMES STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0DA	£237,000	11/07/2022	Terraced
10 SYDNEY STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BG	£175,000	10/06/2022	Terraced
17 NEW STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BZ	£208,000	11/04/2022	Terraced
23 NELSON STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0DZ	£210,000	30/03/2022	Terraced
71 SYDNEY STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BE	£230,000	07/01/2022	Terraced
75 SYDNEY STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BE	£162,000	17/12/2021	Terraced
5 WELLINGTON STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0DB	£157,000	10/11/2021	Terraced

Area average: £196,000 (12 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -16.8%

10y growth 57.5%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Tendring. Series: Terraced. As of July 2026.

1y (index) -0.8%

5y (index) 7.9%

10y (index) 36.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Tendring. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £948/mo

Realistic £1,053/mo

Optimistic £1,158/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Tendring.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Ipswich: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 1-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Upper Park Road, CO7	£1,200/mo	3	0.34 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Upper Park Road, CO7	£895/mo	2	0.41 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Bungalow, Dover Road, CO7	£1,250/mo	2	0.58 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Bungalow, Deal Way, CO7	£1,375/mo	3	0.85 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,180/mo (4 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 1.25%

Max investor price (0.8%) £153,125

Target investor price (1%) £122,500

Gross yield 15%

Cost-to-rent ratio 6.7×

Monthly cashflow £691/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 29.1%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~891 m² (0.22 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	24
Anti-social behaviour	10
Criminal damage and arson	4
Vehicle crime	3
Burglary	2
Other theft	2
Public order	2
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	48

Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 9 Jun 2024
Colne Community School	Secondary	0.8 miles	Good — 19 Sep 2023
St Osyth Church of England Primary School	Primary	2.5 miles	Good — 3 Jul 2023
Alresford Primary School	Primary	3.0 miles	Good — 8 Sep 2014
Great Bentley Primary School	Primary	3.3 miles	Outstanding — 4 Dec 2015

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
20/06/2005	24/05/2005	—	2

# 23 NEW STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BZ

## Property details

- Slug: `2b92527` (address key hash: `2b92527575484b7d080faf0ab066e46bf32a3d79`)
- Postcode: CO7 0BZ
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 37 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £98,250 Apr 2025
- Price per m²: £2,655/m²
- Local average: £298,355 (26 sales)
- Street crime: 48 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £98,250
- Date: 2025-04-17
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 20/05/2029
- **Current heating cost:** £787/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,670

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- E (£15)
- L2 (£800 - £1,200)
- Y (£585 - £725)
- X (£1,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2798-8060-6275-8621-9974)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2025-04-17 | £98,250 | Terraced | +113.6% | £99,415 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-c5fb-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2002-08-02 | £46,000 | Flat | +187.5% | £89,946 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/560b1781-6829-459b-b29e-2fea4a0682d4) |
| Sold | 1995-12-19 | £16,000 | Flat | — | £75,762 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ba090cce-da54-4c1e-a3e2-dc90d4f4acba) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 23 NEW STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BZ | £98,250 | 17/04/2025 | Terraced |
| 23 NEW STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BZ | £46,000 | 02/08/2002 | Flat |
| 23 NEW STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BZ | £16,000 | 19/12/1995 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [160832033](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f8b43ad)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2025-04-17 | £100,000 |
| sold | 2025-01-01 | £98,250 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £46,000 |
| sold | 1995-01-01 | £16,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 32 NEW STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BZ | £225,000 | 28/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 1A FLAT NEW STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BZ | £175,000 | 17/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 12 WELLINGTON STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0DB | £165,000 | 24/09/2022 | Terraced |
| TYRONE, 26 SYDNEY STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BG | £180,000 | 25/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 77 SYDNEY STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BE | £228,000 | 10/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 2 JAMES STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0DA | £237,000 | 11/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 10 SYDNEY STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BG | £175,000 | 10/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 17 NEW STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BZ | £208,000 | 11/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 23 NELSON STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0DZ | £210,000 | 30/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 71 SYDNEY STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BE | £230,000 | 07/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 75 SYDNEY STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0BE | £162,000 | 17/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 5 WELLINGTON STREET, BRIGHTLINGSEA, COLCHESTER, TENDRING, ESSEX, CO7 0DB | £157,000 | 10/11/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £196,000 (12 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -16.8%
- **10y growth:** 57.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Tendring; Terraced series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 7.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 36.9%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Tendring). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £948/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,053/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,158/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Ipswich (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 1-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Upper Park Road, CO7 | £1,200/mo | 3 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Upper Park Road, CO7 | £895/mo | 2 | 0.41 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Bungalow, Dover Road, CO7 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.58 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Bungalow, Deal Way, CO7 | £1,375/mo | 3 | 0.85 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,180/mo (4 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.25% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £153,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £122,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,225/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 15%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 6.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £691/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 29.1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 24 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **48** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 9 Jun 2024 |
| Colne Community School | Secondary | 0.8 miles | Good — 19 Sep 2023 |
| St Osyth Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.5 miles | Good — 3 Jul 2023 |
| Alresford Primary School | Primary | 3.0 miles | Good — 8 Sep 2014 |
| Great Bentley Primary School | Primary | 3.3 miles | Outstanding — 4 Dec 2015 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #2805188
- **Address:** 23 New Street, Brightlingsea, CO7 0BZ
- **Certificate Issued:** 20/06/2005
- **Work Completed:** 24/05/2005
- **Items:** 2 door(s)