Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

229 MALDON ROAD

COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BQ

£480,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Cambridge Road	0.1 miles
Shop	Medusa Hair Ltd	0.2 miles
Hospital	Chavasse V C House	1.0 miles
Train station	Colchester Town	1.2 miles
University	The Pastures	2.4 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

108 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£480,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£4,444/m²

Local average

£345,983 (47 sales)

Street crime

308 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 09/01/2023

Expiry date: 08/01/2033

Current heating cost: £822/year

Potential heating cost: £609/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £6,500

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	16/04/2026	£480,000	Semi-detached	+4.3%	£478,523 to June 2026	View transaction
Sold	24/08/2023	£460,000	Semi-detached	—	£470,158 to June 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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

Event	Date	Price
listed	27/01/2026	£490,000
sold	01/01/2026	£480,000
sold	01/01/2023	£460,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
248 MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BE	£375,000	26/03/2025	Semi-detached
19 ATHELSTAN ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TN	£507,500	27/11/2023	Semi-detached
57 IRVINE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TT	£515,000	07/11/2023	Semi-detached
28 ST HELENA ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BA	£475,000	30/10/2023	Semi-detached
6 CAPEL ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TU	£420,000	04/10/2023	Semi-detached
11 ATHELSTAN ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TN	£548,200	31/05/2023	Semi-detached
195 MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BH	£500,000	15/12/2022	Semi-detached
28 IRVINE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TR	£425,000	13/12/2022	Semi-detached
2 THE RAYLEIGHS, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7BE	£415,000	09/12/2022	Semi-detached
49 IRVINE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TT	£360,000	05/12/2022	Semi-detached
29 DRURY ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7UX	£515,000	18/11/2022	Semi-detached
70 IRVINE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TT	£430,000	04/11/2022	Semi-detached
197 MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BH	£750,000	02/11/2022	Semi-detached
30 AUDLEY ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TY	£525,000	31/10/2022	Semi-detached
225 MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BQ	£575,000	13/10/2022	Semi-detached
50 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3NR	£650,000	29/09/2022	Semi-detached
149 MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BJ	£633,000	05/09/2022	Semi-detached
149A MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BJ	£580,000	05/09/2022	Semi-detached
24 CAPEL ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TX	£586,000	27/08/2022	Semi-detached
9 ATHELSTAN ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TN	£562,000	29/07/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £517,335 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 15%

10y growth 19%

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

1y (index) 0.8%

5y (index) 15.2%

10y (index) 32.6%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Colchester. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,076/mo

Realistic £1,196/mo

Optimistic £1,316/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Colchester.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Colchester: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Pelhams Lane, CO1	£1,100/mo	2	1.03 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,100/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.23%

Max investor price (0.8%) £137,500

Target investor price (1%) £110,000

Gross yield 2.8%

Cost-to-rent ratio 36.4×

Monthly cashflow £-925/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -8%

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

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~584 m² (0.14 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	142
Anti-social behaviour	41
Shoplifting	29
Other theft	24
Public order	24
Criminal damage and arson	13
Drugs	7
Vehicle crime	7
Other crime	6
Robbery	5
Burglary	4
Theft from the person	3
Possession of weapons	2
Bicycle theft	1
Total incidents	308

Within 1 mile during Jul 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
Hamilton Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 11 Dec 2014
Philip Morant School and College	Secondary	0.3 miles	Good — 19 Oct 2023
St Benedict's Catholic College	Secondary	0.4 miles	Good — 16 Dec 2013
Colchester County High School for Girls	Secondary	0.4 miles	Outstanding — 28 Jan 2024
Colchester Royal Grammar School	Secondary	0.5 miles	Inadequate — 8 Jul 2021

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# 229 MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BQ

## Property details

- Slug: `5b65807` (address key hash: `5b658074ece4aef2987453ed2d5d2d647fed3f27`)
- Postcode: CO3 3BQ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 108 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £480,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £4,444/m²
- Local average: £345,983 (47 sales)
- Street crime: 308 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £480,000
- Date: 2026-04-16
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 08/01/2033
- **Current heating cost:** £822/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £6,500

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0030-2591-6490-2407-8991)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-16 | £480,000 | Semi-detached | +4.3% | £478,523 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-b035-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2023-08-24 | £460,000 | Semi-detached | — | £470,158 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/2acace8c-83a0-295e-e063-4804a8c0b0eb) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 229 MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BQ | £480,000 | 16/04/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 229 MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BQ | £460,000 | 24/08/2023 | 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: [171492542](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/827bfcb)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-01-27 | £490,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £480,000 |
| sold | 2023-01-01 | £460,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 248 MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BE | £375,000 | 26/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 19 ATHELSTAN ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TN | £507,500 | 27/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 57 IRVINE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TT | £515,000 | 07/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 28 ST HELENA ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BA | £475,000 | 30/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 6 CAPEL ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TU | £420,000 | 04/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 11 ATHELSTAN ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TN | £548,200 | 31/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 195 MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BH | £500,000 | 15/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 28 IRVINE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TR | £425,000 | 13/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 2 THE RAYLEIGHS, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7BE | £415,000 | 09/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 49 IRVINE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TT | £360,000 | 05/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 29 DRURY ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7UX | £515,000 | 18/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 70 IRVINE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TT | £430,000 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 197 MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BH | £750,000 | 02/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 30 AUDLEY ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TY | £525,000 | 31/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 225 MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BQ | £575,000 | 13/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 50 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3NR | £650,000 | 29/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 149 MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BJ | £633,000 | 05/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 149A MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BJ | £580,000 | 05/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 24 CAPEL ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TX | £586,000 | 27/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 ATHELSTAN ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3TN | £562,000 | 29/07/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £517,335 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 15%
- **10y growth:** 19%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 0.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 32.6%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,076/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,196/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,316/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 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Pelhams Lane, CO1 | £1,100/mo | 2 | 1.03 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,100/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.23% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £137,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £110,000

*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 £1,100/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 36.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-925/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -8%

*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:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 142 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 41 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Other theft | 24 |
| Public order | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **308** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 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 | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 11 Dec 2014 |
| Philip Morant School and College | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 19 Oct 2023 |
| St Benedict's Catholic College | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 16 Dec 2013 |
| Colchester County High School for Girls | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 28 Jan 2024 |
| Colchester Royal Grammar School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Inadequate — 8 Jul 2021 |