Flats/Maisonettes

VICARAGE COURT FLAT 1 SHRUB END ROAD

COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 4RP

£155,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Ash Way 0.1 miles
Shop Complete Flooring 0.3 miles
Hospital Chavasse V C House 1.4 miles
Train station Colchester Town 2.2 miles
University The Pastures 3.3 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

1

Last sold

£155,000 Apr 2026

Local average

£184,470 (23 sales)

Street crime

110 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 17/04/2026 £155,000 Flat — £153,643 to June 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 29/04/2026 £150,000
sold 01/01/2026 £155,000
sold 01/01/2026 £155,000
listed 09/12/2025 £150,000
sold 01/01/2005 £134,995
sold 01/01/2005 £134,995

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Sold comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
VICARAGE COURT FLAT 14 SHRUB END ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 4RW £183,302 15/12/2025 Flat
16 ASH WAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 9FN £188,000 17/10/2024 Flat
16 PAXMAN AVENUE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 9DH £202,000 03/03/2023 Flat
18 ASH WAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 9FN £170,000 06/09/2022 Flat
VICARAGE COURT FLAT 17 SHRUB END ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 4RW £190,000 31/08/2022 Flat
25 ASH WAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 9FN £175,000 26/08/2022 Flat

Area average: £184,717 (6 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 1.9%
10y growth 31.3%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Colchester. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of June 2026.

1y (index) -2.4%
5y (index) 1.1%
10y (index) 14%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,076/mo
Realistic £1,196/mo
Optimistic £1,316/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Colchester.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Imphal Close, CO2 £1,495/mo 3 0.81 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,495/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.96%
Max investor price (0.8%) £186,875
Target investor price (1%) £149,500
Gross yield 11.6%
Cost-to-rent ratio 8.6×
Monthly cashflow £710/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 19%
  • 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.

Building plot (shared): ~3,218 m² (0.80 acres) (area is for the building, not the flat)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 59
Anti-social behaviour 17
Shoplifting 13
Other theft 5
Public order 4
Vehicle crime 3
Bicycle theft 2
Burglary 2
Criminal damage and arson 2
Other crime 1
Possession of weapons 1
Robbery 1
Total incidents 110

Within 1 mile during Jul 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
Gosbecks Primary School Primary 0.2 miles Good — 23 Oct 2014
Paxman Academy Secondary 0.4 miles Good — 13 Mar 2024
Prettygate Junior School Primary 0.6 miles Good — 5 Nov 2014
Prettygate Infant School Primary 0.6 miles Good — 1 Dec 2022
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery Primary 0.7 miles — (Inspected (no overall grade))

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