# 70 GAVIN WAY, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 9FF

## Property details

- Slug: `0e12e29` (address key hash: `0e12e29304dd80b14011833de5c5c87ff376ece5`)
- Postcode: CO4 9FF
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 138 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £500,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,623/m²
- Local average: £453,428 (61 sales)
- Street crime: 158 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £500,000
- Date: 2026-03-31
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 16/05/2027
- **Current heating cost:** £650/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £11,615

### Recommendations
- E (£115)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0615-2823-7656-9593-2061)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-31 | £500,000 | Detached | +12.4% | £495,842 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-f6dd-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2017-08-08 | £445,000 | Detached | +109.2% | £521,536 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/582d0636-e4a8-8f22-e053-6c04a8c01bac) |
| Sold | 2002-10-31 | £212,750 | Detached | — | £489,069 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/77dfab2a-53b8-4a71-bc6c-b32e400897fb) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 70 GAVIN WAY, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 9FF | £500,000 | 31/03/2026 | Detached |
| 70 GAVIN WAY, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 9FF | £445,000 | 08/08/2017 | Detached |
| 70 GAVIN WAY, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 9FF | £212,750 | 31/10/2002 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [170095715](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/be4aa90)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £500,000 |
| listed | 2025-12-08 | £500,000 |
| sold | 2023-01-01 | £520,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £445,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £212,750 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 45 GRATIAN CLOSE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 9EX | £505,000 | 05/01/2026 | Detached |
| 60 GAVIN WAY, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 9FF | £480,000 | 23/10/2023 | Detached |
| 15 LILIAN IMPEY DRIVE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 9GP | £400,000 | 23/10/2023 | Detached |
| 367 MILL ROAD, MILE END, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 5GG | £426,500 | 21/08/2023 | Detached |
| 39 TITUS WAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 9WH | £465,000 | 08/06/2023 | Detached |
| 97 TITUS WAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 5GB | £395,000 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |
| 38 CARACALLA WAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 9XZ | £175,000 | 01/09/2022 | Detached |
| 4 CARACALLA WAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 9XZ | £380,000 | 08/06/2022 | Detached |
| 28 GAVIN WAY, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 9FF | £528,000 | 23/05/2022 | Detached |
| 76 GAVIN WAY, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 9FF | £485,000 | 26/01/2022 | Detached |
| 1 DOMITIAN CLOSE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 5GY | £375,000 | 22/12/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £419,500 (11 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 8%
- **10y growth:** 10.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Colchester; Detached series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 31.8%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,076/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,196/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,316/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Hanbury Gardens, CO4 | £895/mo | 1 | 0.3 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Hanbury Gardens, CO4 | £1,150/mo | 2 | 0.31 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Kettle St, CO4 | £1,550/mo | 3 | 1.21 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,198/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.23% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £143,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £115,000

*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 £1,150/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 36.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-959/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -7.9%

*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 | 60 |
| Public order | 24 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **158** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Trinity School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | — (No rating) |
| Brinkley Grove Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 12 Jun 2019 |
| The Gilberd School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 9 Jan 2019 |
| Highwoods Community Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 22 Apr 2015 |
| Camulos Academy | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 23 Jul 2019 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #15954243
- **Address:** 70 Gavin Way, Highwoods, CO4 9FF
- **Certificate Issued:** 17/09/2023
- **Work Completed:** 07/09/2023
- **Items:** 1 door(s)