# 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)