Detached

12 WILLIAMS WALK

COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO1 1TS

£375,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View CO1 1TS

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	The George	0.1 miles
Shop	Brilliant Barber	0.1 miles
Train station	Colchester Town	0.4 miles
Hospital	Oaks Hospital	1.1 miles
University	The Meadows	1.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Last sold

£375,000 Mar 2026

Local average

£367,833 (6 sales)

Street crime

505 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	13/03/2026	£375,000	Detached	—	£375,786 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
11 WILLIAMS WALK, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO1 1TS	£435,000	13/01/2022	Detached

Area average: £435,000 (1 sale)

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 51.4%

10y growth 0.6%

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

1y (index) 0.6%

5y (index) 15.3%

10y (index) 33.9%

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
1 Bed Flat, North Station Road, CO1	£1,950/mo	1	0.4 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, North Station Road, CO1	£2,250/mo	1	0.4 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Albert Street, CO1	£1,250/mo	2	0.42 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Eaglegate, CO1	£1,250/mo	2	0.43 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,675/mo (4 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.43%

Max investor price (0.8%) £200,000

Target investor price (1%) £160,000

Gross yield 5.1%

Cost-to-rent ratio 19.5×

Monthly cashflow £-62/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -0.7%

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	198
Anti-social behaviour	76
Shoplifting	66
Public order	50
Criminal damage and arson	30
Other theft	25
Drugs	12
Vehicle crime	10
Robbery	9
Burglary	8
Bicycle theft	6
Other crime	6
Possession of weapons	6
Theft from the person	3
Total incidents	505

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
The Sixth Form College Colchester	Other	0.3 miles	— (No rating)
St John's Green Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 4 Dec 2017
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester	Primary	0.4 miles	Outstanding — 8 Feb 2024
North Primary School and Nursery	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 18 Oct 2012
St James' Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 9 Oct 2019

FENSA

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# 12 WILLIAMS WALK, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO1 1TS

## Property details

- Slug: `2e25f56` (address key hash: `2e25f565ab47c37d1cdcafb4177e059dcf63d023`)
- Postcode: CO1 1TS
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Last sold: £375,000 Mar 2026
- Local average: £367,833 (6 sales)
- Street crime: 505 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £375,000
- Date: 2026-03-13
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-13 | £375,000 | Detached | — | £375,786 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-1f12-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 12 WILLIAMS WALK, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO1 1TS | £375,000 | 13/03/2026 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 WILLIAMS WALK, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO1 1TS | £435,000 | 13/01/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £435,000 (1 sale)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 51.4%
- **10y growth:** 0.6%

## 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:** £1,083/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, North Station Road, CO1 | £1,950/mo | 1 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, North Station Road, CO1 | £2,250/mo | 1 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Albert Street, CO1 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Eaglegate, CO1 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,675/mo (4 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.43% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £200,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £160,000

*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 £1,600/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-62/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.7%

*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 | 198 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 76 |
| Shoplifting | 66 |
| Public order | 50 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 30 |
| Other theft | 25 |
| Drugs | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| **Total incidents** | **505** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Sixth Form College Colchester | Other | 0.3 miles | — (No rating) |
| St John's Green Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 4 Dec 2017 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester | Primary | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 8 Feb 2024 |
| North Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 18 Oct 2012 |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 9 Oct 2019 |