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Merstham Drive, Clacton-On-Sea

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CO16 8FW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£178,833
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£161,508
35 sales
Price range
£72k – £245k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Aug 2026
CO16 8FW

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At a glance

House prices£179k average31% below the Clacton-On-Sea average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station25 min walkClacton-on-Sea station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband89% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold92% freeholdAcross 38 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

35 property sales on Merstham Drive, Clacton-On-Sea have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £178,833. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £156,615. Average sale prices rose from £136,714 in 2016 to £232,500 in 2026 (+70%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 31% below the Clacton-On-Sea average of £259,999 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 57% terraced, 34% semi-detached, 9% flat. Recorded sale prices on Merstham Drive range from £71,500 to £245,000. 92% of homes sold here were freehold and 8% leasehold. Of 202 streets in Clacton-On-Sea with at least two sales in the last year, Merstham Drive ranks 165th for average price.

House prices on Merstham Drive compared

Merstham Drive£178,833
CO16 postcode area£295,771
Clacton-On-Sea£259,999
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO16 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £136,714 (7 sales)2016£137k2017: £153,000 (3 sales)2017£153k2018: £146,750 (2 sales)2018£147k2019: £158,360 (5 sales)2019£158k2020: £159,000 (2 sales)2020£159k2021: £141,600 (5 sales)2021£142k2022: £193,000 (3 sales)2022£193k2023: £214,000 (2 sales)2023£214k2024: £194,000 (3 sales)2024£194k2025: £71,500 (1 sales)2025£72k2026: £232,500 (2 sales)2026£233k

Tenure: 92% freehold and 8% leasehold across 38 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced20£156,6152 Apr 2026
Semi-detached12£187,08314 Aug 2026
Flat3£91,8337 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Merstham Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
45, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 14 Aug 2026£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 2 Apr 2026£220,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 7 Nov 2025£71,500 FlatLeasehold
42, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 30 Sep 2024£205,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 14 Jun 2024£187,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 31 May 2024£190,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 15 Dec 2023£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 2 Oct 2023£218,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 1 Jul 2022£220,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 30 Jun 2022£215,999 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 1 Jun 2022£167,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 29 Apr 2022£143,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 26 Apr 2022£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 17 Sep 2021£170,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 4 Jun 2021£180,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 7 Apr 2021£88,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 24 Mar 2021£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 22 Jan 2021£90,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 22 Sep 2020£130,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 20 Aug 2020£188,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 28 Nov 2019£128,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 15 Jul 2019£154,800 TerracedFreehold
45, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 13 Jun 2019£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 10 May 2019£165,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 7 Mar 2019£144,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 1 Feb 2019£112,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 20 Apr 2018£166,500 TerracedFreehold
23, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 23 Jan 2018£127,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 24 Nov 2017£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 28 Jul 2017£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 23 Jun 2017£114,000 FlatLeasehold
32, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 2 Sep 2016£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 19 Aug 2016£128,500 TerracedFreehold
25, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 8 Aug 2016£111,500 TerracedFreehold
28, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 14 Jul 2016£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 22 Mar 2016£139,995 TerracedFreehold
16, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 15 Mar 2016£150,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Merstham Drive CO16 8FW 8 Mar 2016£97,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
45, Merstham Drive £200,000 (Jun 2019) → £245,000 (Aug 2026) +23%
over 7 yrs
53, Merstham Drive £170,000 (Sep 2021) → £220,000 (Apr 2026) +29%
over 5 yrs
42, Merstham Drive £180,000 (Jun 2021) → £205,000 (Sep 2024) +14%
over 3 yrs
9, Merstham Drive £166,500 (Apr 2018) → £190,000 (May 2024) +14%
over 6 yrs
40, Merstham Drive £154,800 (Jul 2019) → £220,000 (Jul 2022) +42%
over 3 yrs
1, Merstham Drive £144,000 (Mar 2019) → £188,000 (Aug 2020) → £165,000 (Apr 2022) → £215,999 (Jun 2022) +50%
over 3 yrs
15, Merstham Drive £130,000 (Sep 2020) → £88,000 (Apr 2021) -32%
over under a year
3, Merstham Drive £175,000 (Nov 2017) → £180,000 (Mar 2021) +3%
over 3 yrs
23, Merstham Drive £97,000 (Mar 2016) → £127,000 (Jan 2018) → £128,000 (Nov 2019) +32%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Merstham Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Minerva Independent School 1 pupils Other independent special school 8–17 Report 0.2 mi
Cann Hall Primary School 415 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Clare's Catholic Primary School 362 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Lift Clacton 1,466 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.6 mi
White Hall Academy and Nursery 670 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Ravens Academy 262 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Learn and Prosper School Other independent special school 7–14 Report 1.0 mi
Great Clacton Church of England Junior School 254 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 1.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Clacton-on-Sea station 1.2 mi · 25 min walk
  • Thorpe-le-Soken station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk
  • Weeley station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Merstham Drive (adj, Constable Ave) 1 min walk
  • Merstham Drive (opp, Constable Ave) 1 min walk
  • Cann Hall School (opp, Constable Ave) 3 min walk
  • Cann Hall School (o/s, Constable Ave) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Old Road Surgery
    147-149 Old Road, Clacton-On-Sea · 1.0 mi
  • Ranworth Surgery
    103 Pier Avenue, Clacton-On-Sea · 1.3 mi
  • East Lynne Medical Centre
    3-5 Wellesley Road, Clacton-On-Sea · 1.3 mi
  • North Clacton Medical Practice
    Unit 5, 7 & 8, Crusader Business Park, Clacton-On-Sea · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Marks and Spencer Foodhall M&S Clacton Brook Park · 0.4 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Brook Park West, Clacton-on-Sea · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Clacton St Johns Road Local · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Clacton · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Clacton Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.9 mi
  • North Road Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi
  • 40 - 42 St Osyth Road · 1.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income4 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.2%62.5%
Private rented16.6%20.3%
Social rented13.2%17.1%
Households668

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.4%64.1%
Aged 65+25.7%18.6%
Residents1,537

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)89%80%
Gigabit-capable89%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks77%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across Tendring with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Merstham Drive

Ethnic group

HereTendring
White95.6%96.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%0.6%
Other ethnic group0%0.4%

Religion

HereTendring
No religion49.7%43.2%
Christian41.4%49.3%
Not answered7.3%5.9%
Buddhist0.7%0.3%
Muslim0.5%0.4%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Jewish0.1%0.2%
Other religion0.1%0.5%

Country of birth

HereTendring
Born in the UK95.1%95%
Born outside the UK4.9%5%

Highest qualification

HereTendring
No qualifications30%26.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications16.7%12.9%
Level 3 qualifications16.6%15.6%
Level 2 qualifications15.4%15.3%
Level 4 qualifications and above12.9%19.9%
Apprenticeship5.7%6.8%
Other qualifications2.6%3.3%

General health

HereTendring
Very good health38.8%39.4%
Good health33.8%35.6%
Fair health19%17.2%
Bad health6.6%6%
Very bad health1.8%1.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereTendring
1 car or van in household47.8%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household27.3%25.8%
No cars or vans in household15.7%20.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%10.8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Tendring.

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Estate agents near Merstham Drive

  • MAF Housing Ltd 1.0 mi
  • Sheens Estate Agents 1.1 mi
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  • Sheens Letting & Management 1.1 mi
  • Leaders 1.4 mi

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