According to data from HM Land Registry, 81, Forest Road, Colchester sits on a plot of 567 m².

We have plot size data on 25 out of 25 other houses in the postcode and 81, Forest Road, Colchester sits on the 2nd largest plot.

81, Forest Road, Colchester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 05 Nov 2019.

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

According to HM Land Registry, 81, Forest Road, Colchester was last sold on 12th September 2002 for £150,500 and was recorded as a freehold house.

The property has only had this single sale since 1995.

According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 88 sales of properties similar to 81, Forest Road, Colchester within a radius of 500 metres since 2012.

The most recent example is 4, Tippett Close, Colchester, CO4 3UJ, a freehold house which sold for £250,000 on the 28th April 2026.

Read more about house prices in CO4.

• Sold Apr 2026£250,000 | 4 Bed House4, Tippett Close, Colchester, CO4 3UJ4, Tippett Close, Colchester, CO4 3UJ
• Sold Feb 2026£335,000 | 3 Bed House4 Hayward Court, Tabor Road, Colchester, CO1 2XA4 Hayward Court, Tabor Road, Colchester, CO1 2XA
• Sold Feb 2026£328,000 | 3 Bed House1 Hayward Court, Tabor Road, Colchester, CO1 2XA1 Hayward Court, Tabor Road, Colchester, CO1 2XA
• Sold Jan 2026£320,000 | 4 Bed House22, Tippett Close, Colchester, CO4 3UJ22, Tippett Close, Colchester, CO4 3UJ
• Sold Mar 2025£310,000 | 4 Bed House196, St. Andrews Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3AG196, St. Andrews Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3AG
• Sold Feb 2025£300,000 | 4 Bed House182C, St. Andrews Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3BE182C, St. Andrews Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3BE
• Sold Mar 2024£285,000 | 3 Bed House7, Penrice Close, Colchester, CO4 3XN7, Penrice Close, Colchester, CO4 3XN
• Sold Oct 2022£250,000 | 4 Bed House42, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3RL42, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3RL
• Sold Sep 2022£330,000 | 4 Bed House200, St. Andrews Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3AG200, St. Andrews Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3AG
• Sold Nov 2021£335,000 | 3 Bed House232, St. Andrews Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3AG232, St. Andrews Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3AG
• Sold Nov 2021£255,000 | 3 Bed House83, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3XH83, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3XH
• Sold Oct 2021£251,250 | 4 Bed House44, Tangerine Close, Colchester, CO4 3XE44, Tangerine Close, Colchester, CO4 3XE
• Sold Oct 2021£280,000 | 4 Bed House4, Alefounder Close, Colchester, CO4 3UR4, Alefounder Close, Colchester, CO4 3UR
• Sold Jul 2021£232,500 | 4 Bed House116, Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3QF116, Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3QF
• Sold Mar 2021£210,000 | 3 Bed House19, Penrice Close, Colchester, CO4 3XN19, Penrice Close, Colchester, CO4 3XN
• Sold Aug 2019£227,000 | 4 Bed House31, Penrice Close, Colchester, CO4 3XN31, Penrice Close, Colchester, CO4 3XN
• Sold May 2017£225,000 | 4 Bed House42, Tangerine Close, Colchester, CO4 3XE42, Tangerine Close, Colchester, CO4 3XE
• Sold Feb 2015£158,500 | 4 Bed House38, Tangerine Close, Colchester, CO4 3XE38, Tangerine Close, Colchester, CO4 3XE
• Sold Jan 2015£170,000 | 4 Bed House32, Tangerine Close, Colchester, CO4 3XE32, Tangerine Close, Colchester, CO4 3XE
• Sold Jun 2012£157,000 | 4 Bed House30, Tangerine Close, Colchester, CO4 3XE30, Tangerine Close, Colchester, CO4 3XE

Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 has a total of 182 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, 81, Forest Road, Colchester is the 13th largest and the 31st most expensive property on the street.

When compared to the postcode district it is £18k less expensive than the average property in CO4.

• Unity Primary Academy

  100 m away
• Hazelmere Junior School

  1.0 km away
• Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery

  1.0 km away

• Colchester Academy

  900 m away
• The Thomas Lord Audley School

  2.9 km away
• Colchester Royal Grammar School

  3.1 km away

• Hythe (Essex)

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  400 m away
• Colchester Town

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  1.9 km away
• Colchester

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  3.0 km away

According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be Very Low.