42, Meadow Close
42, Meadow Close
Description & Estimates
42, Meadow Close, Colchester is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 1,205 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 526 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 42, Meadow Close, Colchester is £400,275 and its rental estimate is £1,689 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Meadow Close, Elmstead, Colchester, CO7 falls within the CO7 postal district, in the borough of Tendring.
Our Data Sources
42, Meadow Close, Colchester has a single entry in the Land Registry from August 2022 and a single entry in the EPC database dated March 2022.
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 42, Meadow Close, Colchester, we estimate a market value of £420,289 and a rental value of £1,773 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £372,256 and £1,570 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 42, Meadow Close, Colchester has seen its estimated sale value fall by £2,731 (0.7%) and its estimated rental value move up by £37 per month (2.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.1%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 42, Meadow Close, Colchester as measuring 526 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where 17 of the 53 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
42, Meadow Close, Colchester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of B. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 03 Mar 2022.
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 42, Meadow Close, Colchester completed on 23rd August 2022 at £490,000 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 dropped by 7.1% over the period since August 2022.
- Sold Aug 2022£490,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 42, Meadow Close, Colchester have sold within a radius of 2.6 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 24th October 2025, was 55, Meadow Close, Colchester, CO7 7HR, a freehold house which sold for £430,000.
Read more about house prices in CO7.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 53 addresses on Meadow Close, Elmstead, Colchester, CO7, 42, Meadow Close, Colchester comes out as the 5th largest and the 5th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £5k more expensive than the average property across the CO7 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mElmstead Primary School
- 2.7kmBroomgrove Infant School
- 2.7kmBroomgrove Junior School
- 3.6kmColchester Academy
- 6.1kmThe Thomas Lord Audley School
- 6.1kmThe Gilberd School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 42, Meadow Close, Colchester, the nearest station is Alresford (Essex), 3.2 kilometres away.
- 3.2kmAlresford (Essex)
- 3.6kmWivenhoe
- 4.2kmHythe (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.
