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Berkley Close, Highwoods, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Berkley Close, Highwoods, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/berkley-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO4 9RZ, CO4 9RR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£232,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£235,871
31 sales
Price range
£152k – £325k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Sep 2026
CO4 9RZ

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At a glance

House prices£233k average35% below the Colchester average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station32 min walkColchester station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 36 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

31 property sales on Berkley Close, Highwoods, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £232,667. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £212,433. Average sale prices rose from £178,500 in 2016 to £232,667 in 2026 (+30%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 35% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 48% terraced, 39% semi-detached, 13% detached. Recorded sale prices on Berkley Close range from £152,000 to £325,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Berkley Close ranks 476th for average price.

House prices on Berkley Close compared

Berkley Close£232,667
CO4 postcode area£335,259
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £178,500 (3 sales)2016£179k2017: £231,000 (5 sales)2017£231k2018: £207,833 (3 sales)2018£208k2019: £203,748 (2 sales)2019£204k2020: £203,500 (2 sales)2020£204k2021: £265,000 (1 sales)2021£265k2022: £261,250 (2 sales)2022£261k2023: £288,333 (3 sales)2023£288k2024: £239,000 (2 sales)2024£239k2025: £271,000 (5 sales)2025£271k2026: £232,667 (3 sales)2026£233k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 36 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced15£212,43317 Mar 2026
Semi-detached12£246,70816 Sep 2026
Detached4£291,25010 May 2024

Sold prices on Berkley Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
67, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 16 Sep 2026£152,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Berkley Close CO4 9RR 17 Mar 2026£300,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Berkley Close CO4 9RR 16 Jan 2026£246,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 9 Apr 2025£260,000 TerracedFreehold
75, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 28 Mar 2025£245,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Berkley Close CO4 9RR 27 Mar 2025£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 26 Mar 2025£298,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Berkley Close CO4 9RR 20 Mar 2025£272,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 28 Jan 2025£234,000 TerracedFreehold
83, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 30 Oct 2024£168,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 10 May 2024£310,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 25 Oct 2023£325,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Berkley Close CO4 9RR 16 Aug 2023£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 3 Aug 2023£265,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Berkley Close CO4 9RR 24 May 2022£257,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
121, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 21 Feb 2022£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
79, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 10 May 2021£210,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Berkley Close CO4 9RR 30 Apr 2021£265,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 9 Nov 2020£202,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 31 Mar 2020£205,000 TerracedFreehold
136, Berkley Close CO4 9RR 5 Dec 2019£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 24 Sep 2019£157,500 TerracedFreehold
48, Berkley Close CO4 9RR 30 Jul 2019£249,995 TerracedFreehold
22, Berkley Close CO4 9RR 28 Aug 2018£215,000 DetachedFreehold
77, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 11 Jun 2018£226,000 TerracedFreehold
119, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 28 Feb 2018£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
134, Berkley Close CO4 9RR 31 Jan 2018£224,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 19 Jan 2018£177,500 TerracedFreehold
31, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 22 Dec 2017£237,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Berkley Close CO4 9RR 4 Oct 2017£265,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Berkley Close CO4 9RR 21 Jun 2017£223,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 20 Jun 2017£195,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Berkley Close CO4 9RR 26 May 2017£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 22 Aug 2016£155,000 TerracedFreehold
77, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 31 May 2016£195,500 TerracedFreehold
79, Berkley Close CO4 9RZ 25 May 2016£185,000 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
48, Berkley Close £249,995 (Jul 2019) → £300,000 (Mar 2026) +20%
over 7 yrs
45, Berkley Close £202,000 (Nov 2020) → £260,000 (Apr 2025) +29%
over 4 yrs
14, Berkley Close £275,000 (Aug 2023) → £280,000 (Mar 2025) +2%
over 2 yrs
1, Berkley Close £195,000 (Jun 2017) → £234,000 (Jan 2025) +20%
over 8 yrs
77, Berkley Close £195,500 (May 2016) → £226,000 (Jun 2018) → £265,000 (Aug 2023) +36%
over 7 yrs
79, Berkley Close £185,000 (May 2016) → £210,000 (May 2021) +14%
over 5 yrs
22, Berkley Close £215,000 (Aug 2018) → £265,000 (Apr 2021) +23%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Berkley Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester 210 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Brinkley Grove Primary School 403 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.3 mi
Highwoods Community Primary School 453 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
The Gilberd School 1,588 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Friars Grove Primary School 408 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.7 mi
Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 197 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 186 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Roach Vale Primary School 177 pupils Primary 4–11 Good 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

  • Colchester station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 1.8 mi · 37 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Derwent Road (S-bound, Derwent Rd) 2 min walk
  • Derwent Road (N-bound, Derwent Rd) 2 min walk
  • Berkley Close (opp, Derwent Rd) 2 min walk
  • Bilsdale Close (adj, Ipswich Rd) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Highwoods Surgery
    Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Turner Road Surgery
    The Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester · 1.0 mi
  • Mill Road Surgery
    47 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester · 1.3 mi
  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Extra Tesco Colchester Extra · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Colchester Eastwood BP · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester St Johns Express · 0.7 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Colchester - Via Urbis Romanae Local · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Country Park Dental Practice Ltd · 0.3 mi
  • Bupa Dental Care · 0.5 mi
  • Hello Dental · 0.8 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 4 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned56.9%62.5%
Private rented20.7%20.3%
Social rented22.5%17.1%
Households619

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.4%64.1%
Aged 65+17.0%18.6%
Residents1,442

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 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 Berkley Close

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White83.8%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.2%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.9%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%3.5%
Other ethnic group1.7%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion47.7%44.3%
Christian41.3%44.4%
Not answered4.4%6.2%
Muslim3.1%2.1%
Buddhist1.5%0.7%
Hindu1.2%1.3%
Other religion0.6%0.6%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK84%85.5%
Born outside the UK16%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above31.3%32.2%
Level 2 qualifications16.4%14.8%
No qualifications16%15.4%
Level 3 qualifications15.7%19.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%10.3%
Apprenticeship5%5.2%
Other qualifications3.1%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health46.3%49.2%
Good health36.5%34.7%
Fair health11.6%11.9%
Bad health4.4%3.3%
Very bad health1.3%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household46.8%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household28.3%29.1%
No cars or vans in household16.9%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household8%10.4%

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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