52, Thornton Drive
52, Thornton Drive
Description & Estimates







52, Thornton Drive, Colchester appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 289 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a modern house with 1,304 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 52, Thornton Drive, Colchester is £439,388 and its rental estimate is £1,731 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Thornton Drive, Colchester, CO4 falls within the CO4 postal district, in the borough of Colchester.
Our Data Sources
52, Thornton Drive, Colchester has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in June 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 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 52, Thornton Drive, Colchester, we estimate a market value of £461,358 and a rental value of £1,818 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £408,631 and £1,610 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 52, Thornton Drive, Colchester has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £4,444 (1.0%) and its estimated rental value grow by £40 per month (2.3%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 52, Thornton Drive, Colchester as measuring 289 m2.
That makes it the 29th largest plot in the postcode, where all 58 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 52, Thornton Drive, Colchester completed on 27th June 2008 at £277,500 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 46.8% over the period since June 2008.
- Sold Jun 2008£277,500
- Sold Jan 2003£217,500
- Sold Jun 1997£102,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 52, Thornton Drive, Colchester have sold within a radius of 770 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 11th October 2024, was 59, Thornton Drive, Colchester, CO4 5WB, a freehold house which sold for £475,000.
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 58 addresses on Thornton Drive, Colchester, CO4, 52, Thornton Drive, Colchester comes out as the 15th largest and the 23rd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £127k more expensive than the average property across the CO4 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mQueen Boudica Primary School
- 1.1kmNorth Primary School and Nursery
- 1.2kmHighwoods Community Primary School
- 1.4kmSt Helena School
- 1.6kmThe Gilberd School
- 1.6kmThe Trinity School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 52, Thornton Drive, Colchester, the nearest station is Colchester, 800 metres away.
- 800mColchester
- 1.9kmColchester Town
- 2.6kmHythe (Essex)
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.

