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Bignell Croft, Highwoods, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Bignell Croft, Highwoods, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/bignell-croft/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO4 9TY, CO4 9TX.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£176,704
28 sales
Price range
£97k – £288k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Jul 2025
CO4 9TY

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At a glance

House prices£177k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNo flood warning areasFrom rivers or the sea Nearest station33 min walkColchester station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold52% leaseholdAcross 31 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

28 property sales on Bignell Croft, Highwoods, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 15 Jul 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £138,357. Average sale prices rose from £146,340 in 2016 to £203,125 in 2025 (+39%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% flat, 36% terraced, 14% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Bignell Croft range from £97,000 to £287,500. 48% of homes sold here were freehold and 52% leasehold.

House prices on Bignell Croft compared

CO4 postcode area£335,259
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Bignell Croft has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £146,340 (5 sales)2016£146k2017: £235,000 (1 sales)2017£235k2018: £140,667 (3 sales)2018£141k2019: £201,250 (2 sales)2019£201k2020: £145,000 (1 sales)2020£145k2021: £151,667 (3 sales)2021£152k2022: £127,500 (2 sales)2022£128k2023: £211,000 (2 sales)2023£211k2024: £213,400 (5 sales)2024£213k2025: £203,125 (4 sales)2025£203k

Tenure: 48% freehold and 52% leasehold across 31 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat14£138,35716 Jun 2025
Terraced10£204,6705 Mar 2025
Semi-detached4£241,00015 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Bignell Croft

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 15 Jul 2025£217,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TX 16 Jun 2025£150,000 FlatLeasehold
49, Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TX 9 Jun 2025£158,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Bignell Croft CO4 9TX 5 Mar 2025£287,500 TerracedFreehold
7, Bignell Croft CO4 9TX 19 Aug 2024£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 16 May 2024£245,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Bignell Croft CO4 9TX 3 May 2024£180,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 29 Apr 2024£237,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 1 Feb 2024£130,000 FlatLeasehold
90 Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 2 Oct 2023£155,000 FlatLeasehold
44, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 24 Mar 2023£267,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TX 18 Aug 2022£130,000 FlatLeasehold
54, Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 1 Jun 2022£125,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Bignell Croft CO4 9TX 30 Jul 2021£155,000 TerracedFreehold
84, Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 28 May 2021£140,000 FlatLeasehold
60 Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 21 Apr 2021£160,000 FlatLeasehold
58, Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 26 Mar 2021£106,000 FlatLeasehold
47, Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TX 5 May 2020£145,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 1 Mar 2019£197,500 TerracedFreehold
29, Bignell Croft CO4 9TX 11 Jan 2019£205,000 TerracedFreehold
90 Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 16 Nov 2018£142,000 FlatLeasehold
47, Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TX 17 Jul 2018£130,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 15 Jun 2018£225,000 TerracedFreehold
60 Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 12 Jan 2018£150,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 3 Oct 2017£235,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TX 10 Apr 2017£146,000 FlatLeasehold
64, Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 30 Nov 2016£97,000 FlatLeasehold
44, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 1 Sep 2016£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft CO4 9TY 1 Apr 2016£125,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Bignell Croft CO4 9TX 10 Mar 2016£176,700 TerracedFreehold
1, Bignell Croft CO4 9TX 29 Feb 2016£128,000 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
90 Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft £142,000 (Nov 2018) → £155,000 (Oct 2023) +9%
over 5 yrs
44, Bignell Croft £205,000 (Sep 2016) → £267,000 (Mar 2023) +30%
over 7 yrs
60 Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft £150,000 (Jan 2018) → £160,000 (Apr 2021) +7%
over 3 yrs
47, Grantchester Court, Bignell Croft £130,000 (Jul 2018) → £145,000 (May 2020) +12%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Bignell Croft

Crime

100 crimes were reported within about a mile of Bignell Croft 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 offences39
Anti-social behaviour19
Shoplifting14
Other theft8
Criminal damage & arson5
Burglary4

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

Flood risk

Bignell Croft is not in or near any Environment Agency flood warning or 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 Bignell Croft

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester 210 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Brinkley Grove Primary School 403 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
Highwoods Community Primary School 453 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 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 0.9 mi
Roach Vale Primary School 177 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 186 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.0 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 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bilsdale Close (adj, Ipswich Rd) 1 min walk
  • Bilsdale Close (opp, Ipswich Rd) 2 min walk
  • Rovers Tye (opp, Highwoods Approach) 3 min walk
  • Rovers Tye (adj, Highwoods Approach) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Highwoods Surgery
    Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester · 0.4 mi
  • Turner Road Surgery
    The Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester · 1.1 mi
  • Mill Road Surgery
    47 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester · 1.3 mi
  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Colchester Eastwood BP · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Colchester Extra · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester St Johns Express · 0.6 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Mile End Colchester · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Country Park Dental Practice Ltd · 0.4 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 7 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned55.0%62.5%
Private rented29.4%20.3%
Social rented15.6%17.1%
Households771

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1525.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.1%64.1%
Aged 65+5.4%18.6%
Residents2,072

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 Bignell Croft

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White82.4%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.8%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.1%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%2.9%
Other ethnic group2.5%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion45.6%44.3%
Christian39.6%44.4%
Not answered6.7%6.2%
Muslim3.7%2.1%
Hindu2.3%1.3%
Other religion1%0.6%
Buddhist0.9%0.7%
Sikh0.2%–

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK80.6%85.5%
Born outside the UK19.4%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above34.6%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications20.5%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications17.8%14.8%
No qualifications10.9%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%10.3%
Apprenticeship4.3%5.2%
Other qualifications1.6%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health54.8%49.2%
Good health34.8%34.7%
Fair health8%11.9%
Bad health2%3.3%
Very bad health0.4%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household43%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household32.7%29.1%
No cars or vans in household15.8%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%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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