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Freehold Retail and Residential Ground Rent Investment, Colchester, CO1

6-7 High Street, 1-4 Bank Passage, and 5A Culver Street West, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1DA

A freehold ground rent investment in Colchester (CO1), freehold. Allsop is selling it at auction on Wednesday 11 November, with a guide of £1,100,000+. The auctioneer's listing says it comes with a tenant in place. The stated rent is £136,400 a year, about 12.4% gross on the guide.

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From the auctioneer's description:tenantedStated rent £136,400 a year · 12.4% gross on the guide
Guide price
£1.1M+
18days
13hrs
09mins
54secs
Wed 11 NovAdd to calendar

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Colchester, CO1. Indicative location. Sources

Estimated cost to winPrice, fees and Stamp duty (non-residential)£1,146,500See breakdown
  • Price£1,100,000
  • Buyer's / admin fee£2,000
  • Stamp duty (non-residential) estimate£44,500
  • Legal pack and searches£0
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Allsop's usual buyer's fees (Residential: £2,000 inc VAT (£300 under £10,000); commercial £1,500 + VAT). Check the lot's legal pack. Estimate only. How fees work

Key facts

Type
Freehold Retail and Residential Ground Rent Investment
Bedrooms
Not published
Tenure
Freehold
Council tax band
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Auction
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Lot number
24
Auctioneer
Allsop
Postcode
CO1 1DA

Listed by Allsop · Lot 24 · Checked 23 Oct, 20:23

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Guide + works£1,100,000
Guide £1,100,000Works £0VAT & buffer
Extend: 0 m²Single-storey, £2,200–£3,300 per m²
Loft

Rough 2026 ranges excluding VAT from Checkatrade, Homebuilding & Renovating and Self Build. Value estimates use Nationwide research (10% more space ≈ 5% more value; a loft or extension with a double bedroom and bathroom up to 24%). Not a valuation or a quote: view the property and get builders' quotes before you bid. Extensions and lofts may need planning permission.

Sale history

Year soldSold priceChange
2018£800,000

Recent sales in CO1 1DA

  • 15a High Street · Flat · Aug 2024£127,500
  • 3 High Street · Other · Oct 2022£455,250
  • 5 High Street · Other · Oct 2022£315,000
  • 3a High Street · Other · Nov 2020£125,000
  • 3 High Street · Other · Jan 2020£340,000
  • 3 High Street · Other · Jun 2018£925,000

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Around here

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Co-op Bank, Albert Hall Building, High Street, Colchester
Co-op Bank, Albert Hall Building, High Street, Colchester · about 50 m away
© Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0
The former Essex and Suffolk Fire Office, High Street, CO1
The former Essex and Suffolk Fire Office, High Street, CO1 · about 50 m away
© Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0
The former Essex and Suffolk Fire Office, High Street, CO1 - Colchester coat of arms
The former Essex and Suffolk Fire Office, High Street, CO1 - Colchester coat of arms · about 50 m away
© Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0
The former Essex and Suffolk Fire Office, High Street, CO1 - clock
The former Essex and Suffolk Fire Office, High Street, CO1 - clock · about 50 m away
© Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0

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