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Abberton Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Abberton Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/abberton-road-layer-de-la-haye/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO2 0JU, CO2 0JY, CO2 0LA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£631,500
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£594,826
23 sales
Price range
£260k – £1.12m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Aug 2026
CO2 0LA

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At a glance

House prices£632k average77% above the Colchester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr walkColchester Town station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband96% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 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

23 property sales on Abberton Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £631,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £608,909. That is 77% above the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 96% detached, 4% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Abberton Road range from £260,000 to £1,120,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Abberton Road ranks 24th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Abberton Road compared

Abberton Road£631,500
CO2 postcode area£296,548
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £365,000 (1 sales)2016£365k2017: £285,000 (1 sales)2017£285k2018: £681,250 (2 sales)2018£681k2019: £412,000 (3 sales)2019£412k2020: £612,500 (2 sales)2020£613k2021: £685,000 (4 sales)2021£685k2022: £815,000 (2 sales)2022£815k2023: £485,000 (1 sales)2023£485k2025: £614,500 (4 sales)2025£615k2026: £631,500 (3 sales)2026£632k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached22£608,90913 Aug 2026
Semi-detached1£285,0004 Aug 2017

Sold prices on Abberton Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Hill Crest, Abberton Road CO2 0LA 13 Aug 2026£550,000 DetachedFreehold
Oak Lodge, Abberton Road CO2 0JY 23 Feb 2026£670,000 DetachedFreehold
Brambles, Abberton Road CO2 0JX 30 Jan 2026£674,500 DetachedFreehold
Harvest House, Abberton Road CO2 0JY 18 Jul 2025£750,000 DetachedFreehold
The Paddocks, Abberton Road CO2 0JY 4 Jul 2025£650,000 DetachedFreehold
Lake View, Abberton Road CO2 0JY 12 May 2025£283,000 DetachedFreehold
Iolanthe, Abberton Road CO2 0LA 9 Jan 2025£775,000 DetachedFreehold
Hill Rise, Abberton Road CO2 0LA 31 Jan 2023£485,000 DetachedFreehold
Little Garlands, Abberton Road CO2 0JY 16 Sep 2022£1,120,000 DetachedFreehold
Homeleigh, Abberton Road CO2 0JU 9 Jun 2022£510,000 DetachedFreehold
Hawthorn, Abberton Road CO2 0JU 20 Aug 2021£695,000 DetachedFreehold
St. Chloe, Abberton Road CO2 0JX 30 Jun 2021£750,000 DetachedFreehold
Juniper, Abberton Road CO2 0JU 25 Mar 2021£630,000 DetachedFreehold
Rowan, Abberton Road CO2 0JU 23 Feb 2021£665,000 DetachedFreehold
Aspen, Abberton Road CO2 0JU 31 Mar 2020£600,000 DetachedFreehold
The Firs, Abberton Road CO2 0JY 31 Mar 2020£625,000 DetachedFreehold
St. Chloe, Abberton Road CO2 0JX 13 Dec 2019£200,000 DetachedFreehold
Honeysuckle Cottage, Abberton Road CO2 0LA 4 Dec 2019£526,000 DetachedFreehold
High Tor, Abberton Road CO2 0JY 23 Aug 2019£450,000 DetachedFreehold
Bounstead View, Abberton Road CO2 0LA 16 Aug 2019£260,000 DetachedFreehold
Lairdanite, Abberton Road CO2 0JU 25 Oct 2018£677,500 DetachedFreehold
Iolanthe, Abberton Road CO2 0LA 1 May 2018£685,000 DetachedFreehold
Seasons, Abberton Road CO2 0JX 19 Jan 2018£679,000 OtherFreehold
Hawthorn, Abberton Road CO2 0JU 3 Nov 2017£550,000 OtherFreehold
2, Upper Cottages, Abberton Road CO2 0JU 4 Aug 2017£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Sandilands, Abberton Road CO2 0JU 14 Nov 2016£365,000 DetachedFreehold

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
Iolanthe, Abberton Road £685,000 (May 2018) → £775,000 (Jan 2025) +13%
over 7 yrs
Hawthorn, Abberton Road £550,000 (Nov 2017) → £695,000 (Aug 2021) +26%
over 4 yrs
St. Chloe, Abberton Road £200,000 (Dec 2019) → £750,000 (Jun 2021) +275%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Abberton Road

Crime

1 crime was reported within about a mile of Abberton Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Abberton Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • The Essex coast at West Mersea, including The Strood and surrounding marshland Flood alert area
  • The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Abberton Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 203 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 1.0 mi
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester 228 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.3 mi
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester 608 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.4 mi
Cherry Tree Academy 180 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.5 mi
Langenhoe Community Primary School 104 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.6 mi
The Thomas Lord Audley School 940 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.7 mi
Kings Ford Academy 152 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 1.8 mi
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery 154 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 1.8 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

  • Colchester Town station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk
  • Wivenhoe station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Mill Lane (opp, Abberton Rd) 6 min walk
  • Mill Lane (adj, Abberton Rd) 7 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 2.3 mi
  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 2.5 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 2.5 mi
  • Rowhedge Surgery
    7 Rectory Road, Rowhedge, Colchester · 2.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Colchester Mersea Rd · 1.7 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Shrub End Colchester · 1.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shrub End Foodstore · 1.8 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Colchester Express Petrol · 2.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Mersea Road Pharmacy · 1.6 mi
  • Hutt Pharmacy · 1.8 mi

Dentists

  • Layer Road Dental Surgery · 1.4 mi
  • Mersea Road Dental Surgery · 1.8 mi
  • Colchester Dental Centre · 1.9 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 5 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services1 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned74.4%62.5%
Private rented14.5%20.3%
Social rented10.9%17.1%
Households677

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.8%64.1%
Aged 65+22.6%18.6%
Residents1,737

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)96%80%
Gigabit-capable96%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 networks84%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks86%92%

Share of homes across Colchester 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 Abberton Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White97%87%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%2.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%3.5%
Other ethnic group0.3%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian53.4%44.4%
No religion39.1%44.3%
Not answered6.1%6.2%
Buddhist0.6%0.7%
Jewish0.3%0.2%
Other religion0.3%0.6%
Muslim0.1%2.1%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK96.4%85.5%
Born outside the UK3.6%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above30.7%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications18%19.5%
No qualifications17.1%15.4%
Level 2 qualifications15.6%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%10.3%
Apprenticeship5.9%5.2%
Other qualifications3%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health47%49.2%
Good health36.1%34.7%
Fair health12.3%11.9%
Bad health3.6%3.3%
Very bad health1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
2 cars or vans in household42.7%29.1%
1 car or van in household30.7%42.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household20.7%10.4%
No cars or vans in household5.9%18.2%

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 Colchester.

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Estate agents near Abberton Road

  • Revell Estates Ltd. 1.3 mi
  • Oakheart Property 2.5 mi
  • Sapphire Property Management 2.8 mi
  • Harding Group 2.9 mi
  • Greenwood 2.9 mi

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