# 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:** 10.7%
- **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 |