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32 recorded sales · median £108,750 · Colchester
Colchester Council · Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition 30/51 seats · 59% · OCD 2026
68/100
Good
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£109k
median price
10
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£109k
median sold price
8.4 yrs
of local pay to buy
47 min
London — fastest
6
rail stations mapped
2
grammar schools
88
schools total
10
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
823
Violence — most
9.3
NO₂ · WHO 10
3.9%
in a flood zone
151
green spaces
7
PM2.5 · WHO 5
437
eat & drink
126
shops
73.7%
gigabit
48
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£37,000 in 1995 → £239,500 in 2023
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Colchester, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £108,750. That's about 8.4× local earnings — around the 9.4× five-year average.
Sold price history
2023 · 2 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 32 sales£108,750
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.4× · five-year average 9.4×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Colchester16.8%
Of the homes across Colchester that sold again within five years, 16.8% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.5%).
By property type
Detached houses0%
Semi-detached houses3.3%
Terraced houses1.9%
Flats19%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new23%
Bought second-hand14.2%
Overall
Typical resale gain+16% · ~6.8-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,055 resale pairs) across Colchester — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership65%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,241
Colchester City Council£231
Essex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,642
Police & Crime Commissioner£275
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,494
Band B£1,743
Band C£1,992
Band D (baseline)£2,241
Band E£2,739
Band F£3,237
Band G£3,735
Band H£4,482
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Colchester how Havering Close compares · from Colchester
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Shrub End +36.5%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrub End | £292,000 | +36.5% | 345 |
| West Mersea | £452,000 | +29.9% | 333 |
| Hythe | £215,500 | +27.3% | 294 |
| St John's | £325,000 | +27.2% | 249 |
| Myland | £295,000 | +24% | 345 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Havering Close — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11, Havering Close | Flat | — | — | £205,000 | May 2024 |
| 13 Havering Close | Flat | — | — | £205,000 | May 2023 |
| 18, Havering Close | Semi-detached | — | — | £274,000 | Feb 2023 |
| 13a, Havering Close | Flat | — | — | £175,000 | Sep 2021 |
| 7a, Havering Close | Flat | — | — | £110,000 | Oct 2020 |
| 7, Havering Close | Flat | — | — | £155,000 | Mar 2019 |
| 11a Havering Close | Flat | — | — | £150,000 | May 2018 |
| 3, Havering Close | Semi-detached | — | — | £250,000 | Mar 2017 |
| 1 HAVERING CLOSE | Semi-detached | — | — | £230,000 | Nov 2016 |
| 9 HAVERING CLOSE | Flat | — | — | £122,500 | Mar 2016 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Colchester
Crime runs at 10 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month10
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Colchester
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Colchester district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Colchester
Population192,715
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 6/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
6.1/10
Employment
6.1/10
Education & skills
6.1/10
Health & disability
5.3/10
Crime
5.0/10
Housing & services
5.4/10
Living environment
6.3/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Colchester — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+59%
Unemployment · economically active residents5.6%
Degree-level (Level 4+)32%
Good or very good health84%
Own their home65%
Median age39.2
Born outside the UK15%
See the full Colchester report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
4 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools
of the 4 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery | Primary | Good ('22) | 0.7 km |
| St James the Great Church of England Primary School | Primary | Good ('19) | 0.8 km |
| Friars Grove Primary School | Primary | — | 0.9 km |
| Abacus Kindergarten | Nursery | Outstanding ('22) | 0.9 km |
| Celtic Rose Center | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.9 km |
| Angelina's Day Care Ltd | Nursery | Requires improvement ('25) | 0.9 km |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester | Primary | Outstanding ('23) | 1.1 km |
| Childsplay Day Nursery | Nursery | Good ('23) | 1.2 km |
| Nannas Day Nurseries | Nursery | Outstanding ('20) | 1.3 km |
| Banana Moon Colchester | Nursery | Good ('23) | 1.3 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 80.3 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 84.1 yrs |
| Smoking | 7.7% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 64% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
15
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.0 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 0.9 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
24
nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.0 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
10 of 11 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bupa Dental Care | Dentist | — | 0.9 km |
| Day Lewis Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.0 km |
| Dentoworld | Dentist | — | 1.0 km |
| Colchester Medical Practice | GP | Good ('17) | 1.0 km |
| East Hill Surgery | GP | Good ('16) | 1.0 km |
| Asda Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.1 km |
| Day Lewis Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.2 km |
| Turner Road Surgery | GP | — | 1.3 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Colchester
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 47 min from Colchester.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester Town | 0.9 mi | London Liverpool Street | 69 min |
| Colchester | 1.0 mi | London Liverpool Street | 47 min |
| Hythe (Essex) | 1.0 mi | London Liverpool Street | 61 min |
| Wivenhoe | 3.4 mi | London Liverpool Street | 65 min |
| Alresford (Essex) | 4.6 mi | London Liverpool Street | 75 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Colchester (47 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging10 points
Per 10,000 residents0.5
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Colchester
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1000%
Flood zone3.9% of postcodes
Radonup to 1–3% of homes
Historic landfill41 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings1,571
Conservation areas24
Green belt0%
Green spaces151
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Colchester
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 437 | 96% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 126 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 48 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 151 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Colchester
Figures for the wider Colchester — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate5.6%
In work (employment rate)58.9%
Companies registered here28,205
New incorporations (12m)3,375
Property companies (SPVs)3,013
See the full Colchester report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district