85, Forest Road, Colchester occupies a 272 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 25 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 6th largest.

85, Forest Road, Colchester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 27 Nov 2025.

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

85, Forest Road, Colchester last changed hands on 20th February 2004, selling for £129,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

That is its only recorded sale since 1995.

• Sold Feb 2004£129,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 194 sales of comparable properties within 500 metres of 85, Forest Road, Colchester since 2019.

Most recently, 44, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3RL, a freehold house, sold at £320,000 on the 11th February 2026.

Read more about house prices in CO4.

• Sold Feb 2026£320,000 | 3 Bed House44, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3RL44, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3RL
• Sold Jan 2026£320,000 | 4 Bed House22, Tippett Close, Colchester, CO4 3UJ22, Tippett Close, Colchester, CO4 3UJ
• Sold Dec 2025£278,000 | 3 Bed House114, Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3QF114, Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3QF
• Sold Oct 2025£285,000 | 3 Bed House50, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3RL50, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3RL
• Sold Feb 2025£260,000 | 3 Bed House26, Dahlia Walk, Colchester, CO4 3RD26, Dahlia Walk, Colchester, CO4 3RD
• Sold Dec 2024£270,000 | 3 Bed House21, Dahlia Walk, Colchester, CO4 3RD21, Dahlia Walk, Colchester, CO4 3RD
• Sold Nov 2024£262,000 | 3 Bed House9, Tangerine Close, Colchester, CO4 3XE9, Tangerine Close, Colchester, CO4 3XE
• Sold Nov 2024£240,000 | 3 Bed House6, Penrice Close, Colchester, CO4 3XN6, Penrice Close, Colchester, CO4 3XN
• Sold Aug 2024£225,000 | 3 Bed House23, Tippett Close, Colchester, CO4 3UJ23, Tippett Close, Colchester, CO4 3UJ
• Sold Mar 2024£285,000 | 3 Bed House7, Penrice Close, Colchester, CO4 3XN7, Penrice Close, Colchester, CO4 3XN
• Sold Sep 2023£285,200 | 3 Bed House13, Howe Close, Colchester, CO4 3XD13, Howe Close, Colchester, CO4 3XD
• Sold Apr 2023£252,000 | 3 Bed House20, Alefounder Close, Colchester, CO4 3UR20, Alefounder Close, Colchester, CO4 3UR
• Sold Apr 2023£300,000 | 3 Bed House51, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3RE51, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3RE
• Sold Dec 2021£266,000 | 3 Bed House110, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3XH110, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3XH
• 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 Mar 2021£210,000 | 3 Bed House19, Penrice Close, Colchester, CO4 3XN19, Penrice Close, Colchester, CO4 3XN
• Sold Aug 2020£225,000 | 3 Bed House66, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3RE66, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3RE
• Sold Aug 2019£227,000 | 4 Bed House31, Penrice Close, Colchester, CO4 3XN31, Penrice Close, Colchester, CO4 3XN
• Sold May 2019£185,000 | 3 Bed House55, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3RE55, Forest Road, Colchester, CO4 3RE

Our analysis of the public data ranks 85, Forest Road, Colchester as the 31st largest and the 60th most expensive of the 182 addresses on Forest Road, Colchester, CO4.

Against the CO4 postcode district average, it is £39k less expensive than the typical property.

• 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

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.