HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 78, Straight Road, Colchester as measuring 623 m².

That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where 5 of the 7 other houses have recorded plot data.

78, Straight Road, Colchester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of F. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 23 Jan 2015.

The property is connected to mains gas and has single glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

The most recent sale of 78, Straight Road, Colchester completed on 29th April 2019 at £400,000 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 12.3% over the period since April 2019.

• Sold Apr 2019£400,000

Since 2009 44 properties similar to 78, Straight Road, Colchester have sold within a radius of 620 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.

The latest, on the 20th November 2025, was 131, Straight Road, Colchester, CO3 9DE, a freehold house which sold for £640,000.

Read more about house prices in CO3.

• Sold Nov 2025£640,000 | 4 Bed House131, Straight Road, Colchester, CO3 9DE131, Straight Road, Colchester, CO3 9DE
• Sold Oct 2025£525,000 | 5 Bed House24, Nelson Road, Colchester, CO3 9AP24, Nelson Road, Colchester, CO3 9AP
• Sold Oct 2025£560,000 | 4 Bed House19, Rye Close, Colchester, CO3 0YP19, Rye Close, Colchester, CO3 0YP
• Sold Jul 2025£480,000 | 4 Bed House35, Chaucer Way, Colchester, CO3 4HE35, Chaucer Way, Colchester, CO3 4HE
• Sold Jun 2025£545,000 | 4 Bed House156A, Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 4BZ156A, Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 4BZ
• Sold Mar 2025£510,000 | 4 Bed House1, Colvin Close, Colchester, CO3 4BS1, Colvin Close, Colchester, CO3 4BS
• Sold Feb 2025£480,000 | 4 Bed House8, Shelley Road, Colchester, CO3 4JN8, Shelley Road, Colchester, CO3 4JN
• Sold Jan 2025£525,000 | 4 Bed House5, Lexden Grove, Colchester, CO3 4BP5, Lexden Grove, Colchester, CO3 4BP
• Sold Apr 2024£525,000 | 4 Bed House43, Halstead Road, Colchester, CO3 9AD43, Halstead Road, Colchester, CO3 9AD
• Sold May 2023£555,000 | 4 Bed House1, Rye Close, Colchester, CO3 0YP1, Rye Close, Colchester, CO3 0YP
• Sold Mar 2023£460,000 | 4 Bed House14, Henley Court, Colchester, CO3 4HD14, Henley Court, Colchester, CO3 4HD
• Sold Oct 2022£495,000 | 4 Bed House14, Firstore Drive, Colchester, CO3 9EA14, Firstore Drive, Colchester, CO3 9EA
• Sold Feb 2022£480,000 | 4 Bed House12, Rye Close, Colchester, CO3 0YP12, Rye Close, Colchester, CO3 0YP
• Sold Mar 2021£500,000 | 4 Bed House38, Straight Road, Colchester, CO3 9BT38, Straight Road, Colchester, CO3 9BT
• Sold Dec 2020£430,000 | 4 Bed House33, President Road, Colchester, CO3 9ED33, President Road, Colchester, CO3 9ED
• Sold Jul 2019£325,000 | 4 Bed House7, Sheridan Walk, Colchester, CO3 4HB7, Sheridan Walk, Colchester, CO3 4HB
• Sold Apr 2019£390,000 | 5 Bed House9, Nelson Road, Colchester, CO3 9AP9, Nelson Road, Colchester, CO3 9AP
• Sold Jan 2018£375,000 | 4 Bed House1C, Nelson Road, Colchester, CO3 9AP1C, Nelson Road, Colchester, CO3 9AP
• Sold Jun 2015£257,500 | 4 Bed House18, Byron Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4HG18, Byron Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4HG
• Sold Dec 2009£195,000 | 4 Bed House44, Nelson Road, Colchester, CO3 9AP44, Nelson Road, Colchester, CO3 9AP

Of the 305 addresses on Straight Road, Colchester, CO3, 78, Straight Road, Colchester comes out as the 53rd largest and the 89th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.

It is also £97k more expensive than the average property across the CO3 district.

• Home Farm Primary School

  100 m away
• Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils

  200 m away
• St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester

  400 m away

• The Stanway School

  1.0 km away
• Philip Morant School and College

  1.4 km away
• St Benedict's Catholic College

  1.5 km away

• Colchester

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  3.1 km away
• Colchester Town

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  3.5 km away
• Marks Tey

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  4.9 km away

The flood risk here is rated Very Low, based on Environment Agency data.