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Avocet Place, Thorrington, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Avocet Place, Thorrington, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/avocet-place/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO7 8FH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£390,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2019)
£351,499
45 sales
Price range
£275k – £525k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
4 Feb 2026
CO7 8FH

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At a glance

House prices£351k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station29 min walkGreat Bentley station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 48 Land Registry sales Conservation areaNoUsual planning rules apply Green beltNoNot in the green belt Listed buildingsNone within 200 mNo listed buildings close by Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

45 property sales on Avocet Place, Thorrington, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £390,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £369,166. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% detached, 33% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Avocet Place range from £274,995 to £525,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Avocet Place compared

CO7 postcode area£395,860
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Avocet Place has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2019: £358,328 (6 sales)2019£358k2020: £337,497 (5 sales)2020£337k2021: £345,259 (29 sales)2021£345k2022: £313,750 (2 sales)2022£314k2023: £425,000 (1 sales)2023£425k2025: £525,000 (1 sales)2025£525k2026: £390,000 (1 sales)2026£390k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 48 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached30£369,1664 Feb 2026
Semi-detached15£316,1663 Aug 2023

Sold prices on Avocet Place

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
10, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 4 Feb 2026£390,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 3 Mar 2025£525,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 3 Aug 2023£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 31 Oct 2022£320,000 Detached New buildFreehold
43, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 7 Jan 2022£307,500 Detached New buildFreehold
39, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 17 Dec 2021£380,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
41, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 16 Dec 2021£380,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
45, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 10 Dec 2021£420,000 Detached New buildFreehold
37, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 24 Nov 2021£435,000 Detached New buildFreehold
35, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 29 Oct 2021£410,000 Detached New buildFreehold
29, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 29 Sep 2021£320,000 Detached New buildFreehold
33, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 22 Sep 2021£397,500 Detached New buildFreehold
31, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 13 Sep 2021£315,000 Detached New buildFreehold
27, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 24 Aug 2021£387,500 Detached New buildFreehold
47, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 23 Aug 2021£315,000 Detached New buildFreehold
42, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 20 Aug 2021£410,000 Detached New buildFreehold
49, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 16 Aug 2021£395,000 Detached New buildFreehold
19, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 30 Jun 2021£382,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
38, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 28 Jun 2021£390,000 Detached New buildFreehold
23, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 28 May 2021£275,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
25, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 14 May 2021£275,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
17, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 10 May 2021£382,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
21, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 5 May 2021£315,000 Detached New buildFreehold
40, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 16 Apr 2021£375,000 Detached New buildFreehold
36, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 14 Apr 2021£275,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
34, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 17 Mar 2021£275,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
11, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 10 Mar 2021£275,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
3, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 24 Feb 2021£362,500 Detached New buildFreehold
9, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 23 Feb 2021£275,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
32, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 3 Feb 2021£315,000 Detached New buildFreehold
30, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 15 Jan 2021£297,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
15, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 14 Jan 2021£307,500 Detached New buildFreehold
28, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 8 Jan 2021£295,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
8, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 5 Jan 2021£375,000 Detached New buildFreehold
5, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 11 Sep 2020£365,000 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 27 Aug 2020£372,500 Detached New buildFreehold
20, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 27 May 2020£274,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
22, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 27 Apr 2020£274,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
24, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 30 Jan 2020£399,995 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 20 Dec 2019£399,995 Detached New buildFreehold
6, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 19 Dec 2019£384,995 Detached New buildFreehold
16, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 29 Nov 2019£299,995 Detached New buildFreehold
14, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 22 Nov 2019£389,995 Detached New buildFreehold
25, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 22 Nov 2019£1,540,000 OtherFreehold
4, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 5 Nov 2019£384,995 Detached New buildFreehold
1, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 23 Oct 2019£284,995 Detached New buildFreehold
18, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 18 Oct 2019£394,995 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Avocet Place CO7 8FH 19 Oct 2017£850,000 OtherFreehold

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
10, Avocet Place £372,500 (Aug 2020) → £390,000 (Feb 2026) +5%
over 5 yrs
35, Avocet Place £410,000 (Oct 2021) → £525,000 (Mar 2025) +28%
over 3 yrs
17, Avocet Place £382,500 (May 2021) → £425,000 (Aug 2023) +11%
over 2 yrs
2, Avocet Place £850,000 (Oct 2017) → £320,000 (Oct 2022) -62%
over 5 yrs
25, Avocet Place £1,540,000 (Nov 2019) → £275,000 (May 2021) -82%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Avocet Place

Crime

10 crimes were reported within about a mile of Avocet Place in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences6
Vehicle crime2
Anti-social behaviour1
Public order1

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

Flood risk

Avocet Place is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • The tidal River Colne from Brightlingsea to Wivenhoe Flood alert area
  • The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries Flood alert area
  • The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour 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 Avocet Place

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Great Bentley Primary School 258 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.4 mi
Alresford Primary School 216 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.6 mi
Colne Community School 1,289 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.7 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

  • Great Bentley station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
  • Alresford (Essex) station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
  • Wivenhoe station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Post Office (opp, Clacton Rd) 4 min walk
  • Post Office (o/s, Thelma Dr) 4 min walk
  • Thorrington Cross (S-bound, Brightlingsea Rd) 5 min walk
  • Thorrington Cross (N-bound, Brightlingsea Rd) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Great Bentley Surgery
    The Hollies, The Green, Colchester · 1.5 mi
  • Colne Medical Centre
    40 Station Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester · 2.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Great Bentley Express · 1.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food PFS Co-op Petrol Brightlingsea · 1.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsbury's Brightlingsea · 1.5 mi
  • Spar Spar - Alresford · 1.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • The Green Pharmacy · 1.5 mi

Dentists

  • Natrelles · 2.1 mi
  • Colne View Dental Surgery · 2.1 mi
  • Brightling Sea Dental Practice · 2.3 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 6 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.8%62.5%
Private rented7.6%20.3%
Social rented3.6%17.1%
Households805

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.8%64.1%
Aged 65+27.7%18.6%
Residents2,053

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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 Avocet Place

Ethnic group

HereTendring
White96.2%96.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%1.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%0.6%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.4%

Religion

HereTendring
Christian51.8%49.3%
No religion40.2%43.2%
Not answered6.3%5.9%
Hindu0.8%0.2%
Other religion0.4%0.5%
Jewish0.2%0.2%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Muslim0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereTendring
Born in the UK96%95%
Born outside the UK4%5%

Highest qualification

HereTendring
Level 4 qualifications and above23.3%19.9%
No qualifications20.8%26.2%
Level 3 qualifications18.5%15.6%
Level 2 qualifications15%15.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%12.9%
Apprenticeship7.5%6.8%
Other qualifications2.9%3.3%

General health

HereTendring
Very good health46%39.4%
Good health35.9%35.6%
Fair health12.7%17.2%
Bad health3.8%6%
Very bad health1.7%1.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereTendring
2 cars or vans in household40.5%25.8%
1 car or van in household32.9%43.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household21.3%10.8%
No cars or vans in household5.2%20.1%

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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