# 21 WODEN AVENUE, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 0QY

## Property details

- Slug: `5851302` (address key hash: `585130222f747fed47074571f8c5733dfe3c755e`)
- Postcode: CO3 0QY
- Transactions on record: 4

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 90 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 2003-2006
- Last sold: £315,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,500/m²
- Local average: £343,069 (46 sales)
- Street crime: 127 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £315,000
- Date: 2026-02-20
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 25/02/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £734/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2866-3028-9202-3304-0204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-20 | £315,000 | Semi-detached | +16.7% | £315,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-1cd1-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2017-03-24 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | +42.9% | £339,948 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e95d757-5cce-eda1-e050-a8c0630539e2) |
| Sold | 2012-10-26 | £189,000 | Semi-detached | +5% | £337,079 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/f0925ecf-0d6d-4f22-bd72-31ecdc1d890d) |
| Sold | 2005-10-28 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | — | £339,070 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/bfc1bf75-783a-4be3-9d36-4a3bea2b0846) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 21 WODEN AVENUE, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 0QY | £315,000 | 20/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 21 WODEN AVENUE, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 0QY | £270,000 | 24/03/2017 | Semi-detached |
| 21 WODEN AVENUE, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 0QY | £189,000 | 26/10/2012 | Semi-detached |
| 21 WODEN AVENUE, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 0QY | £180,000 | 28/10/2005 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [171261362](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0f351db)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-01-21 | £1,500 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £315,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £270,000 |
| sold | 2012-01-01 | £189,000 |
| sold | 2005-01-01 | £180,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 45 PLOUGHMANS HEADLAND, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 0YH | £360,000 | 19/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 8 FURROW CLOSE, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 0YN | £276,000 | 12/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 13 FURROW CLOSE, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 0YN | £293,000 | 01/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 29 PLOUGHMANS HEADLAND, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 0YH | £275,000 | 21/03/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £301,000 (4 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 6.1%
- **10y growth:** 14.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Colchester; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 36.9%

## 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 (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Bungalow, James Carter Road, CO3 | £1,550/mo | 3 | 0.56 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,550/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.49% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £193,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £155,000

*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 £1,550/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £129/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.7%

*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 | 45 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **127** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Stanway Fiveways Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 5 Feb 2023 |
| Lexden Springs School | Other | 0.3 miles | Inadequate — 24 Apr 2024 |
| The Stanway School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 22 May 2013 |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester | Primary | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 7 Feb 2014 |
| Stanway Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 19 Dec 2022 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #14755984
- **Address:** 21 Woden Avenue, Stanway, CO3 0QY
- **Certificate Issued:** 29/08/2021
- **Work Completed:** 12/08/2021
- **Items:** 1 door(s)