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Smythe's Green

2,428 people · median £442,500 · Colchester

High wellbeing
Colchester Council · Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition   30/51 seats · 59% · OCD 2026
75/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£443k
median price
+12.6%
5-year growth
100%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
£443k
median sold price
8.4 yrs
of local pay to buy
+12.6%
5-year change
£300k
typical terraced
42 min
London — fastest
6
rail stations
100%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
2
grammar schools
88
schools total
7.5
NO₂ · WHO 10
1.1%
in a flood zone
149
green spaces
6.7
PM2.5 · WHO 5
430
eat & drink
127
shops
44.5%
gigabit
47
gyms & leisure

Tiles show neighbourhood’s own prices and crime; schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

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Sold price trend from Colchester +12.6%

£179k£235k£290k£346k20142025£330,000
£194,998 in 2014 → £330,000 in 2025 · across Colchester
Below this neighbourhood: the map places Smythe's Green among Colchester's neighbourhoods — go finer to individual streets and their sold-price history.

The area in short neighbourhood AI summary

Smythe's Green is a residential area in Essex with a population of 2,428. The median property price is £442,500, with 92 sales recorded in the past 12 months and prices rising 12.6 percent over five years.

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Detached houses dominate the market at £500,000 median, while terraced properties average £300,000. Over half of homes (54.1 percent) have energy ratings of C or better. The area ranks in the lower half for deprivation nationally — about 75 percent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived — with particularly strong scores for income, employment and health. Air quality is good, with low nitrogen dioxide and moderate particulate matter. Flood risk is minimal at 1.1 percent of the area. Milldene Primary School and Thurstable School are the nearest schools, each 1.5 kilometres away. Broadband coverage is solid, with 86.2 percent superfast access. The area contains 73 listed buildings and falls within the Messing conservation area. Council tax for band D properties is £2,240.94 annually.

Generated at data-refresh time from this report's own figures — never invented at request time. · as of 2026-07-28T16:19:27Z

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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-05
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01

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