18, Alton Drive
18, Alton Drive
Description & Estimates







18, Alton Drive, Colchester appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 1,133 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a mid-century house with 1,657 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 18, Alton Drive, Colchester is £806,180 and its rental estimate is £2,910 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Alton Drive, Colchester, CO3 falls within the CO3 postal district, in the borough of Colchester.
Our Data Sources
18, Alton Drive, Colchester has a single entry in the Land Registry from October 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 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 18, Alton Drive, Colchester, we estimate a market value of £846,489 and a rental value of £3,056 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £749,748 and £2,706 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 18, Alton Drive, Colchester has seen its estimated sale value move down by £7,662 (1.0%) and its estimated rental value increase by £62 per month (2.1%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.3%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 18, Alton Drive, Colchester as measuring 1,133 m2.
That makes it the 2nd largest plot in the postcode, where 11 of the 15 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 18, Alton Drive, Colchester completed on 7th October 2008 at £450,000 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 75.0% over the period since October 2008.
- Sold Oct 2008£450,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 18, Alton Drive, Colchester have sold within a radius of 880 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 4th October 2024, was 11, St. Clare Road, Colchester, CO3 3SZ, a freehold house which sold for £800,000.
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 15 addresses on Alton Drive, Colchester, CO3, 18, Alton Drive, Colchester comes out as the 12th largest and the 12th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £429k more expensive than the average property across the CO3 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 1.1kmHome Farm Primary School
- 1.1kmPrettygate Junior School
- 1.1kmPrettygate Infant School
- 500mSt Benedict's Catholic College
- 500mColchester County High School for Girls
- 800mPhilip Morant School and College
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Public Transport Nearby
From 18, Alton Drive, Colchester, the nearest station is Colchester, 2.1 kilometres away.
- 2.1kmColchester
- 2.3kmColchester Town
- 3.9kmHythe (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.

