279, Harwich Road
279, Harwich Road
Description & Estimates
279, Harwich Road, Colchester appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 212 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a modern house with 900 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 279, Harwich Road, Colchester is £285,290 and its rental estimate is £1,373 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Harwich Road, Colchester, CO4 falls within the CO4 postal district, in the borough of Colchester.
Our Data Sources
279, Harwich Road, Colchester has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in October 2010 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 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium 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 279, Harwich Road, Colchester, we estimate a market value of £299,554 and a rental value of £1,442 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £265,320 and £1,277 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 279, Harwich Road, Colchester has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £3,350 (1.2%) and its estimated rental value grow by £25 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 279, Harwich Road, Colchester as measuring 212 m2.
That makes it the 11th largest plot in the postcode, where 12 of the 18 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 279, Harwich Road, Colchester completed on 29th October 2010 at £160,000 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 112.7% over the period since October 2010.
- Sold Oct 2010£160,000
- Sold Jul 2006£164,000
- Sold Mar 2000£89,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 279, Harwich Road, Colchester have sold within a radius of 560 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 20th November 2025, was 288, Harwich Road, Colchester, CO4 3DL, a freehold house which sold for £325,000.
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 346 addresses on Harwich Road, Colchester, CO4, 279, Harwich Road, Colchester comes out as the 106th largest and the 77th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £27k less expensive than the average property across the CO4 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 500mParsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- 500mHazelmere Junior School
- 500mHazelmere Infant School and Nursery
- 500mColchester Academy
- 2.4kmThe Gilberd School
- 2.4kmThe Trinity School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 279, Harwich Road, Colchester, the nearest station is Hythe (Essex), 1.2 kilometres away.
- 1.2kmHythe (Essex)
- 2.2kmColchester Town
- 2.7kmColchester
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.
