Terraced 2 sales on record

4 DRAGOON ROAD

COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7FU

£337,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Circular Road North	0.1 miles
Shop	Ireton Road Garage	0.2 miles
Train station	Colchester Town	0.7 miles
Hospital	Chavasse V C House	0.9 miles
University	The Meadows	2.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Floor area

112 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 2012 onwards

Last sold

£337,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£3,009/m²

Local average

£271,679 (42 sales)

Street crime

438 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 22/12/2025

Expiry date: 21/12/2035

Current heating cost: £559/year

Potential heating cost: £559/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,000

Recommendations

Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/01/2026	£337,000	Terraced	+26.7%	£337,000 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	11/12/2015	£265,950	Terraced	—	£367,246 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
74 WICKHAM ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3EE	£265,000	12/01/2026	Terraced
5 WICKHAM ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3ED	£275,000	05/12/2025	Terraced
84 GARLAND ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7GD	£400,000	21/11/2025	Terraced
63 WICKHAM ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3EE	£270,000	12/11/2025	Terraced
54 CONSTANTINE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3DX	£472,000	11/07/2025	Terraced
46 GARLAND ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7GD	£400,000	06/10/2023	Terraced
49 WICKHAM ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3EE	£330,000	30/08/2023	Terraced
20 SALISBURY AVENUE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3DN	£267,000	20/12/2022	Terraced
17 LANCER STREET, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7FS	£365,000	02/11/2022	Terraced
41 SALISBURY AVENUE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3DW	£340,000	31/10/2022	Terraced
1 DRAGOON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7FU	£325,000	24/10/2022	Terraced
23 DRAGOON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7FU	£360,000	21/10/2022	Terraced
6 BLACKSMITH LANE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7NQ	£382,000	23/09/2022	Terraced
33 GARLAND ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7GE	£360,000	16/09/2022	Terraced
17 CONSTANTINE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3DU	£416,000	25/08/2022	Terraced
25 WICKHAM ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3ED	£275,000	15/07/2022	Terraced
33 SALISBURY AVENUE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3DW	£276,000	27/06/2022	Terraced
74 WICKHAM ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3EE	£282,000	30/05/2022	Terraced
69 CAVALRY ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7GH	£356,000	10/05/2022	Terraced
88 GARLAND ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7GD	£350,000	04/05/2022	Terraced

Area average: £338,300 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

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

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 11.4%

10y growth 20.6%

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

1y (index) 0.6%

5y (index) 15.2%

10y (index) 36.5%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,083/mo

Realistic £1,203/mo

Optimistic £1,323/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Colchester.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Crouch Street, CO3	£1,200/mo	2	0.4 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Whitewell Road, CO2	£1,100/mo	2	0.58 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed End Terrace, Magdalen St, CO1	£1,300/mo	3	0.93 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,200/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.36%

Max investor price (0.8%) £150,000

Target investor price (1%) £120,000

Gross yield 4.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 23.4×

Monthly cashflow £-272/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -3.3%

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)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	174
Anti-social behaviour	61
Shoplifting	54
Public order	38
Other theft	25
Criminal damage and arson	21
Drugs	12
Vehicle crime	12
Burglary	10
Other crime	10
Bicycle theft	6
Possession of weapons	6
Robbery	5
Theft from the person	4
Total incidents	438

Within 1 mile during May 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
Hamilton Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Outstanding — 11 Dec 2014
Colchester Prep & High School	Other	0.3 miles	— (No rating)
Colchester Royal Grammar School	Secondary	0.4 miles	Inadequate — 8 Jul 2021
Oxford House School	Other	0.4 miles	— (No rating)
St John's Green Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 4 Dec 2017

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# 4 DRAGOON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7FU

## Property details

- Slug: `267f071` (address key hash: `267f0718a2f4d31a0a0b1e131e593327b10a19ff`)
- Postcode: CO2 7FU
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Floor area: 112 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 2012 onwards
- Last sold: £337,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,009/m²
- Local average: £271,679 (42 sales)
- Street crime: 438 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £337,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 21/12/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £559/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,000

### Recommendations
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2727-3957-2202-5475-6200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £337,000 | Terraced | +26.7% | £337,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-cd04-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2015-12-11 | £265,950 | Terraced | — | £367,246 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/2d1e4b26-427b-fcd1-e050-a8c0630544ec) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 DRAGOON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7FU | £337,000 | 23/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 4 DRAGOON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7FU | £265,950 | 11/12/2015 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 74 WICKHAM ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3EE | £265,000 | 12/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 5 WICKHAM ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3ED | £275,000 | 05/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 84 GARLAND ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7GD | £400,000 | 21/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 63 WICKHAM ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3EE | £270,000 | 12/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 54 CONSTANTINE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3DX | £472,000 | 11/07/2025 | Terraced |
| 46 GARLAND ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7GD | £400,000 | 06/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 49 WICKHAM ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3EE | £330,000 | 30/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 20 SALISBURY AVENUE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3DN | £267,000 | 20/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 17 LANCER STREET, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7FS | £365,000 | 02/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 41 SALISBURY AVENUE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3DW | £340,000 | 31/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 1 DRAGOON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7FU | £325,000 | 24/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 23 DRAGOON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7FU | £360,000 | 21/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 6 BLACKSMITH LANE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7NQ | £382,000 | 23/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 33 GARLAND ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7GE | £360,000 | 16/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 17 CONSTANTINE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3DU | £416,000 | 25/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 25 WICKHAM ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3ED | £275,000 | 15/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 33 SALISBURY AVENUE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3DW | £276,000 | 27/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 74 WICKHAM ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3EE | £282,000 | 30/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 69 CAVALRY ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7GH | £356,000 | 10/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 88 GARLAND ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7GD | £350,000 | 04/05/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £338,300 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 11.4%
- **10y growth:** 20.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Colchester; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 36.5%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,083/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,203/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,323/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Crouch Street, CO3 | £1,200/mo | 2 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Whitewell Road, CO2 | £1,100/mo | 2 | 0.58 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Magdalen St, CO1 | £1,300/mo | 3 | 0.93 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,200/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.36% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £150,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £120,000

*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 £1,200/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 23.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-272/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.3%

*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 | 174 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 61 |
| Shoplifting | 54 |
| Public order | 38 |
| Other theft | 25 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Drugs | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Other crime | 10 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| **Total incidents** | **438** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Hamilton Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 11 Dec 2014 |
| Colchester Prep & High School | Other | 0.3 miles | — (No rating) |
| Colchester Royal Grammar School | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Inadequate — 8 Jul 2021 |
| Oxford House School | Other | 0.4 miles | — (No rating) |
| St John's Green Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 4 Dec 2017 |