78 Halstead Road
CO3 9AF
- Semi-detached
- Freehold
- 3 bedrooms (estimate)
- 915 sq ft
- EPC D
What comparable sales show
Strong match£320,000
Range £282,000 to £358,000 · £350 per sq ft
Since last sale
−£45,000
−12.3% since Jul 2022, −3.0% a year
Rank in CO3 9AF
9th of 19
Postcode average £372,789
From completed sales of similar homes nearby, adjusted for floor area. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.
In short
78 Halstead Road is a 3 bedroom freehold semi-detached in CO3 of about 915 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £282,000 to £358,000, about £320,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 9th highest of the 19 homes we can compare in CO3 9AF, where the middle figure averages £372,789.
It last sold for £365,000 in July 2022; comparable sales suggest it has lost about £45,000 since, roughly −3.0% a year.
Across Colchester, average prices fell 1.4% in the year to August 2026.
Where in the range would yours sell?
Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.
Lower end
£282,000
Middle
£320,000
Upper end
£358,000
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The street
Halstead Road and its sales
78 Halstead Road on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Halstead Road. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.
The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
How 78 Halstead Road compares with Halstead Road
Against the 14 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
Size
Per sq ft
- Its middle figure of £320,000 is 4% above the street's median sale price of £307,500.
- At 915 sq ft it is 16% above the median size of the homes sold here, 792 sq ft.
- That is £350 per sq ft, 3% above the street's median of £339 per sq ft.
- 7 of those 14 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 7 for the same or more.
A comparison of completed sales, not a valuation: it cannot see condition, layout or work done since a home last sold.
Sales activity on Halstead Road
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 14
- Average price
- £311,357
- Lowest
- £138,500
- Highest
- £510,000
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 1 | £465,000 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | £475,000 |
| Q3 2025 | 2 | £415,000 |
| Q4 2025 | 3 | £290,000 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | £151,000 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 | £216,750 |
| Q3 2026 | 2 | £247,250 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 43% (6) | £307,500 | £370 |
| Detached houses | 29% (4) | £472,500 | £325 |
| Flats | 29% (4) | £160,500 | £312 |
Completed sales on Halstead Road
Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Size | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 11, Lexden Place Halstead RoadCO3 9FD | Aug 2026 | £174,500 | Flat | 732 sq ft | £238 |
| 44 Halstead RoadCO3 9AF | Jul 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | 850 sq ft | £376 |
| Flat 4, Lexden Place Halstead RoadCO3 9FD | Jun 2026 | £138,500 | Flat | 431 sq ft | £322 |
| 26 Halstead RoadCO3 9AE | May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | 786 sq ft | £375 |
| Flat 17, Lexden Place Halstead RoadCO3 9FD | Feb 2026 | £151,000 | Flat | 484 sq ft | £312 |
| 30 Halstead RoadCO3 9AE | Dec 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | 797 sq ft | £364 |
| 50 Halstead RoadCO3 9AF | Nov 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | 764 sq ft | £340 |
| 102 Halstead RoadCO3 0JR | Oct 2025 | £470,000 | Detached | 1,615 sq ft | £291 |
| 28 Halstead RoadCO3 9AE | Jul 2025 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | 786 sq ft | £407 |
| 107 Halstead RoadCO3 0JT | Jul 2025 | £510,000 | Detached | 1,572 sq ft | £325 |
| 95 Halstead RoadCO3 0JR | Jun 2025 | £475,000 | Detached | 1,410 sq ft | £337 |
| 135 Halstead RoadCO3 0JT | Mar 2025 | £465,000 | Detached | – | – |
| Flat 18, Lexden Place Halstead RoadCO3 9FD | Nov 2024 | £170,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 74 Halstead RoadCO3 9AF | Nov 2024 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | 915 sq ft | £350 |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 78 Halstead Road, lodged 21 March 2022.
Rating now
D68 points
Could reach
B88 points
20 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 1900–1929
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Walls
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
PoorRoof
Pitched, 300 mm loft insulation
Very goodFloor
Suspended, no insulation (assumed)
Not rated on the certificate
Windows
Fully double glazed
GoodHeating
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
GoodHeating controls
Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs
GoodHot water
From main system
GoodLighting
Low energy lighting in all fixed outlets
Very good
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£210 a year less after the improvements
Heating
Hot water
Lighting
The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2022), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.
Improvements the certificate recommends
In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.
- 1
50 mm internal or external wall insulation
Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £138 a year
Rating after75C - 2
Floor insulation (suspended floor)
Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £45 a year
Rating after77C - 3
Solar water heating
Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £28 a year
Rating after78C - 4
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp
Typical cost £3,500–£5,500 · saves about £369 a year
Rating after88B
Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.
History
What it has sold for
Sale history
Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995
| Sold | Price paid | Change | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | £365,000 | +118.6% | +7.6% |
| October 2011 | £167,000 | +78.6% | +5.7% |
| May 2001 | £93,500 | +58.5% | +9.3% |
| April 1996 | £59,000 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in CO3 9AF
Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.
The completed sales behind the figure
Similar homes nearby, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.
| Home | Price | Sold | Size | Per sq ft | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Halstead RoadCO3 9AF · Semi-detached | £320,000 | Jul 2026 | 850 sq ft | £376 | < 0.1 mi |
| 50 Halstead RoadCO3 9AF · Semi-detached | £260,000 | Nov 2025 | 764 sq ft | £340 | < 0.1 mi |
| 74 Halstead RoadCO3 9AF · Semi-detached | £320,000 | Nov 2024 | 915 sq ft | £350 | < 0.1 mi |
| 15 King Coel RoadCO3 9AG · Semi-detached | £325,000 | Sept 2025 | 947 sq ft | £343 | 0.1 mi |
| 26 Halstead RoadCO3 9AE · Semi-detached | £295,000 | May 2026 | 786 sq ft | £375 | 0.1 mi |
| 30 Halstead RoadCO3 9AE · Semi-detached | £290,000 | Dec 2025 | 797 sq ft | £364 | 0.1 mi |
| 31 Collingwood RoadCO3 9BH · Semi-detached | £300,000 | Jun 2025 | 958 sq ft | £313 | 0.2 mi |
| 28 Halstead RoadCO3 9AE · Semi-detached | £320,000 | Jul 2025 | 786 sq ft | £407 | 0.1 mi |
| 133 London RoadCO3 9AH · Semi-detached | £294,000 | Jul 2025 | 1,163 sq ft | £253 | 0.1 mi |
| 67 Peace RoadCO3 0HL · Semi-detached | £430,000 | Sept 2025 | 1,098 sq ft | £392 | 0.2 mi |
| 16 Rambler CloseCO3 0HR · Semi-detached | £310,000 | Jul 2025 | 775 sq ft | £400 | 0.2 mi |
| 4, Rose House Old Chapel DriveCO3 0AE · Semi-detached | £345,000 | Jul 2025 | 1,389 sq ft | £248 | 0.2 mi |
The area
CO3 at a glance
What buyers have paid in CO3
Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before
Flats
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
| Type | Sales | Average price | Average size | Per sq ft | On the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 354 | £349,365 | 1,002 sq ft | £355 | −9.9% |
| Flats | 68 | £180,160 | 639 sq ft | £265 | −6.8% |
| Terraced | 57 | £288,139 | 872 sq ft | £348 | −5.2% |
| Semi-detached | 102 | £347,968 | 949 sq ft | £382 | −2.7% |
| Detached | 124 | £467,038 | 1,281 sq ft | £382 | −9.2% |
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of March 2022.
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