17, Valentines Drive
17, Valentines Drive
Description & Estimates
17, Valentines Drive, Colchester is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,011 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 220 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 17, Valentines Drive, Colchester is £303,762 and its rental estimate is £1,401 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4 falls within the CO4 postal district, in the borough of Colchester.
Our Data Sources
17, Valentines Drive, Colchester has a single entry in the Land Registry from September 2019 and a single entry in the EPC database dated May 2019.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 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 17, Valentines Drive, Colchester, we estimate a market value of £318,950 and a rental value of £1,472 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £282,498 and £1,303 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 17, Valentines Drive, Colchester has seen its estimated sale value fall by £3,567 (1.2%) and its estimated rental value move up by £26 per month (1.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.5%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 17, Valentines Drive, Colchester as measuring 220 m2.
That makes it the 43rd largest plot in the postcode, where all 49 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
17, Valentines Drive, Colchester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 14 May 2019.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 17, Valentines Drive, Colchester completed on 9th September 2019 at £265,000 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 23.8% over the period since September 2019.
- Sold Sep 2019£265,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 17, Valentines Drive, Colchester have sold within a radius of 570 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 3rd October 2025, was 25, Edison Gardens, Colchester, CO4 0AJ, a freehold house which sold for £300,000.
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 60 addresses on Valentines Drive, Colchester, CO4, 17, Valentines Drive, Colchester comes out as the 17th largest and the 22nd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £9k less expensive than the average property across the CO4 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 200mWillow Brook Primary School and Nursery
- 800mFriars Grove Primary School
- 900mSt James the Great Church of England Primary School
- 1.2kmColchester Academy
- 2.2kmThe Gilberd School
- 2.2kmThe Trinity School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 17, Valentines Drive, Colchester, the nearest station is Hythe (Essex), 1.2 kilometres away.
- 1.2kmHythe (Essex)
- 1.6kmColchester Town
- 2.0kmColchester
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.
