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Blade Road, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Blade Road, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/blade-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO4 5ZU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£355,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£346,355
20 sales
Price range
£300k – £415k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Apr 2026
CO4 5ZU

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At a glance

House prices£346k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station11 min walkColchester station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 25 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

20 property sales on Blade Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £355,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £353,364. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 70% semi-detached, 30% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Blade Road range from £300,000 to £415,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Blade Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Blade Road 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: £318,500 (4 sales)2016£319k2017: £335,000 (1 sales)2017£335k2018: £330,000 (3 sales)2018£330k2020: £330,050 (2 sales)2020£330k2021: £336,000 (3 sales)2021£336k2022: £397,500 (2 sales)2022£398k2023: £386,667 (3 sales)2023£387k2024: £350,000 (1 sales)2024£350k2026: £355,000 (1 sales)2026£355k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£353,36417 Apr 2026
Terraced6£330,00031 May 2024

Sold prices on Blade Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
37, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 17 Apr 2026£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 10 Nov 2025£350,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 31 May 2024£350,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 15 Dec 2023£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 9 Nov 2023£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 3 Nov 2023£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 13 Oct 2022£415,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 20 Jul 2022£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 16 Dec 2021£365,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 30 Mar 2021£345,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 15 Mar 2021£332,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 26 Feb 2021£328,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 26 Feb 2021£320,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 25 Feb 2021£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 24 Feb 2021£165,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 1 Sep 2020£320,100 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 28 Aug 2020£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 21 Dec 2018£325,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 28 Jun 2018£335,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 2 Feb 2018£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 12 Apr 2017£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 3 Aug 2016£349,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 19 Jul 2016£315,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 17 Jun 2016£310,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Blade Road CO4 5ZU 4 Mar 2016£300,000 Semi-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
36, Blade Road £335,000 (Apr 2017) → £400,000 (Dec 2023) +19%
over 7 yrs
2, Blade Road £330,000 (Feb 2018) → £328,000 (Feb 2021) -1%
over 3 yrs
24, Blade Road £315,000 (Jul 2016) → £165,000 (Feb 2021) -48%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Blade Road

Crime

113 crimes were reported within about a mile of Blade 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).

Violence & sexual offences44
Anti-social behaviour21
Shoplifting14
Criminal damage & arson7
Other theft6
Burglary5

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

Flood risk

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

  • The River Colne from Halstead to Lexden Flood warning area
  • The River Colne from Great Yeldham to Colchester 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 Blade Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Braiswick Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Helena School 986 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
North Primary School and Nursery 458 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Myland Community Primary School 307 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.9 mi
Queen Boudica Primary School 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Kingswode Hoe School 167 pupils Academy special converter 5–16 Report 0.9 mi
St Mary's School for Girls 424 pupils Other independent school 2–17 Report 1.0 mi
The Sixth Form College Colchester 16 plus 16–99 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 0.5 mi · 11 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 2.3 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Turbine Road (adj, Axial Dr) 1 min walk
  • Apprentice Drive (W-bound, Apprentice Dr) 2 min walk
  • Axial Drive (E-bound, Axial Dr) 2 min walk
  • Golf Club (opp, Braiswick) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Mill Road Surgery
    47 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • Turner Road Surgery
    The Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester · 1.0 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Braiswick Service Station · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Colchester Superstore · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Mile End Foodstore · 0.8 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Hospital M&S Colchester General Hospital Food To Go · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Nayland Road Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Bergholt Road (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi
  • Clover Dental · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Centre · 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
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 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
Owned37.2%62.5%
Private rented52.8%20.3%
Social rented10.0%17.1%
Households629

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6475.4%64.1%
Aged 65+5.3%18.6%
Residents1,350

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 Blade Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White80%87%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.9%3.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.7%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%2.9%
Other ethnic group2%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion52.2%44.3%
Christian34.3%44.4%
Not answered7%6.2%
Hindu2.6%1.3%
Muslim2.3%2.1%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Buddhist0.4%0.7%
Jewish0.3%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK78.9%85.5%
Born outside the UK21.1%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above43.1%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications20.1%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications16.1%14.8%
No qualifications9%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%10.3%
Apprenticeship3.8%5.2%
Other qualifications1.4%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health53%49.2%
Good health35.5%34.7%
Fair health9.7%11.9%
Bad health1.7%3.3%
Very bad health0.1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household52.6%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household24.2%29.1%
No cars or vans in household20.1%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household3%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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Estate agents near Blade Road

  • David Martin 0.6 mi
  • Onsite Lettings & Management 0.8 mi
  • Spicerhaart 0.9 mi
  • Martin & Co 1.1 mi
  • Chappels 1.1 mi

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