156, Straight Road
156, Straight Road
Description & Estimates
156, Straight Road, Colchester is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 968 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 596 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 156, Straight Road, Colchester is £391,804 and its rental estimate is £1,900 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Straight Road, Colchester, CO3 falls within the CO3 postal district, in the borough of Colchester.
Our Data Sources
156, Straight Road, Colchester has a single entry in the Land Registry from August 2018 and a single entry in the EPC database dated March 2018.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low 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 156, Straight Road, Colchester, we estimate a market value of £411,394 and a rental value of £1,995 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £364,378 and £1,767 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 156, Straight Road, Colchester has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £3,505 (0.9%) and its estimated rental value grow by £41 per month (2.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.8%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 156, Straight Road, Colchester as measuring 596 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where 6 of the 8 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
156, Straight Road, Colchester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 14 Mar 2018.
The property is connected to mains gas and has mostly double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 156, Straight Road, Colchester completed on 17th August 2018 at £310,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 24.4% over the period since August 2018.
- Sold Aug 2018£310,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 156, Straight Road, Colchester have sold within a radius of 590 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 17th January 2025, was 24, Worthington Way, Colchester, CO3 4LA, a freehold house which sold for £340,000.
Read more about house prices in CO3.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 305 addresses on Straight Road, Colchester, CO3, 156, Straight Road, Colchester comes out as the 192nd largest and the 158th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £14k more expensive than the average property across the CO3 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 500mSt Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
- 800mHome Farm Primary School
- 800mPrettygate Junior School
- 1.1kmPhilip Morant School and College
- 1.2kmPaxman Academy
- 1.2kmThe Stanway School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 156, Straight Road, Colchester, the nearest station is Colchester Town, 3.4 kilometres away.
- 3.4kmColchester Town
- 3.5kmColchester
- 5.0kmHythe (Essex)
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
