21, Kensington Road
21, Kensington Road
Description & Estimates
21, Kensington Road, Colchester is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 1,668 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 230 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 21, Kensington Road, Colchester is £447,759 and its rental estimate is £2,123 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Kensington Road, Colchester, CO2 falls within the CO2 postal district, in the borough of Colchester.
Our Data Sources
21, Kensington Road, Colchester has a single entry in the Land Registry from December 2012 and a single entry in the EPC database dated August 2012.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property 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 21, Kensington Road, Colchester, we estimate a market value of £470,147 and a rental value of £2,229 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £416,416 and £1,974 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 21, Kensington Road, Colchester has seen its estimated sale value drop by £6,110 (1.4%) and its estimated rental value rise by £49 per month (2.3%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 21, Kensington Road, Colchester as measuring 230 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where 36 of the 48 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
21, Kensington Road, Colchester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of B. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 20 Aug 2012.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has high performance glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 21, Kensington Road, Colchester completed on 20th December 2012 at £240,000 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 48.2% over the period since December 2012.
- Sold Dec 2012£240,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 21, Kensington Road, Colchester have sold within a radius of 600 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 14th December 2012, was 12, Kensington Road, Colchester, CO2 7FH, a freehold house which sold for £249,995.
Read more about house prices in CO2.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 118 addresses on Kensington Road, Colchester, CO2, 21, Kensington Road, Colchester comes out as the 2nd largest and the 4th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £165k more expensive than the average property across the CO2 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 500mHamilton Primary School
- 1.1kmKing's Ford Infant School and Nursery
- 1.1kmKings Ford Academy
- 1.0kmColchester Royal Grammar School
- 1.2kmPhilip Morant School and College
- 1.2kmSt Benedict's Catholic College
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Public Transport Nearby
From 21, Kensington Road, Colchester, the nearest station is Colchester Town, 1.4 kilometres away.
- 1.4kmColchester Town
- 2.5kmColchester
- 2.8kmHythe (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.
