# 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 |
| 149A MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BJ | £580,000 | 05/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 149 MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 3BJ | £633,000 | 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 |