# 2 BROAD OAKS PARK, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0JX

## Property details

- Slug: `2c737e2` (address key hash: `2c737e294f07583cde994ff0dfbe606e5b2fca77`)
- Postcode: CO4 0JX
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 138 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £415,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,007/m²
- Local average: £452,652 (60 sales)
- Street crime: 180 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £415,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 31/07/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,115/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £7,890

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- E (£360 - £420)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0699-3053-0208-0625-3200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £415,000 | Detached | — | £416,744 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-17c1-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 2 BROAD OAKS PARK, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0JX | £415,000 | 30/01/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [153531698](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/03db317)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £415,000 |
| listed | 2024-10-09 | £425,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 BROAD OAKS PARK, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0JX | £360,000 | 17/04/2026 | Detached |
| 221 ST JOHNS ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0JG | £580,000 | 28/10/2025 | Detached |
| 93 ST JOHNS ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0JL | £355,000 | 27/10/2025 | Detached |
| 7 GREEN LANE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0JA | £470,000 | 18/07/2025 | Detached |
| 9 CAMPBELL DRIVE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0JN | £375,000 | 22/11/2023 | Detached |
| 10 ST CHRISTOPHER ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0LB | £380,000 | 15/09/2023 | Detached |
| 9 ST BERNARD ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0LE | £450,000 | 10/08/2023 | Detached |
| 11 BROAD OAKS PARK, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0JX | £442,500 | 15/12/2022 | Detached |
| 53 ANTHONY CLOSE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0LD | £560,000 | 14/12/2022 | Detached |
| 71 DUNTHORNE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0HZ | £415,000 | 02/12/2022 | Detached |
| 108 ST JOHNS ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0JH | £337,000 | 17/11/2022 | Detached |
| 12 ST CHRISTOPHER ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0LB | £395,000 | 11/11/2022 | Detached |
| 36 ANTHONY CLOSE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0LD | £365,000 | 04/11/2022 | Detached |
| 24 GREEN LANE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0JA | £540,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |
| 34 ANTHONY CLOSE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0LD | £353,000 | 07/10/2022 | Detached |
| 21 ANTHONY CLOSE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0LD | £445,000 | 15/09/2022 | Detached |
| 124 ST JOHNS ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0JH | £325,000 | 01/09/2022 | Detached |
| 23 GREEN LANE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0JA | £525,000 | 31/08/2022 | Detached |
| 102 ST JOHNS ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0JE | £510,000 | 25/08/2022 | Detached |
| 15 BROAD OAKS PARK, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 0JX | £410,000 | 18/08/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £429,625 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 4.3%
- **10y growth:** 21%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 0.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 33.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,090/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,211/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,332/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 5-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| Studio Flat, Highwoods, CO4 | £650/mo | 1 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Roach Vale, CO4 | £1,200/mo | 2 | 0.52 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Parsons Heath, CO4 | £1,500/mo | 4 | 0.55 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Reynard Heights, CO4 | £1,500/mo | 3 | 0.79 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Maisonette, James Mayger Chase, CO4 | £1,100/mo | 1 | 0.8 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Bungalow, Viscount Drive, CO4 | £597/mo | 2 | 0.8 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Hawthorn Avenue, CO4 | £1,600/mo | 3 | 1.06 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Maisonette, Forest Road, CO4 | £1,150/mo | 2 | 1.22 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,162/mo (8 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.28% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £146,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £117,500

*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 £1,175/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 29.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-602/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -6%

*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 | 74 |
| Shoplifting | 35 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 27 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **180** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 1 Mar 2018 |
| Friars Grove Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 14 Nov 2013 |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 13 Jun 2013 |
| Roach Vale Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 4 Jul 2023 |
| Hazelmere Junior School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 22 Sep 2022 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #9263688
- **Address:** 2 Broad Oaks Park, COLCHESTER, CO4 0JX
- **Certificate Issued:** 17/12/2012
- **Work Completed:** 28/11/2012
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #9222995
- **Address:** 2 Broad Oaks Park, COLCHESTER, CO4 0JX
- **Certificate Issued:** 04/12/2012
- **Work Completed:** 12/11/2012
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 1 door(s)