12, Defoe Crescent
12, Defoe Crescent
Description & Estimates
12, Defoe Crescent, Colchester appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 262 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a period house with 716 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 12, Defoe Crescent, Colchester is £261,396 and its rental estimate is £1,267 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Defoe Crescent, Colchester, CO4 falls within the CO4 postal district, in the borough of Colchester.
Our Data Sources
12, Defoe Crescent, Colchester has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in April 2008 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 12, Defoe Crescent, Colchester, we estimate a market value of £274,465 and a rental value of £1,330 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £243,098 and £1,178 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 12, Defoe Crescent, Colchester has seen its estimated sale value fall by £3,069 (1.2%) and its estimated rental value move up by £23 per month (1.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.8%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 12, Defoe Crescent, Colchester as measuring 262 m2.
That makes it the 39th largest plot in the postcode, where 41 of the 51 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 12, Defoe Crescent, Colchester completed on 11th April 2008 at £140,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 62.6% over the period since April 2008.
- Sold Apr 2008£140,000
- Sold Apr 2000£59,500
- Sold Apr 1999£42,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 12, Defoe Crescent, Colchester have sold within a radius of 640 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 17th April 2026, was 70, Nayland Road, Colchester, CO4 5EW, a freehold house which sold for £260,000.
Read more about house prices in CO4.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 113 addresses on Defoe Crescent, Colchester, CO4, 12, Defoe Crescent, Colchester comes out as the 103rd largest and the 91st most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £51k less expensive than the average property across the CO4 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 200mMyland Community Primary School
- 800mCamulos Academy
- 1.0kmQueen Boudica Primary School
- 1.6kmThe Trinity School
- 1.6kmThe Gilberd School
- 2.2kmSt Helena School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 12, Defoe Crescent, Colchester, the nearest station is Colchester, 1.6 kilometres away.
- 1.6kmColchester
- 3.2kmColchester Town
- 4.0kmHythe (Essex)
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
