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Byron Avenue, Lexden, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Byron Avenue, Lexden, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/byron-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO3 4HG, CO3 4HQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£345,969
16 sales
Price range
£272k – £472k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 May 2025
CO3 4HQ

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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 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station34 min walkColchester station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 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

16 property sales on Byron Avenue, Lexden, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 30 May 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £376,625. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 0 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% detached, 44% semi-detached, 6% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Byron Avenue range from £272,000 to £472,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Byron Avenue compared

CO3 postcode area£360,427
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Byron Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £380,000 (1 sales)2016£380k2017: £305,000 (1 sales)2017£305k2018: £350,500 (2 sales)2018£351k2019: £295,500 (3 sales)2019£296k2021: £325,000 (2 sales)2021£325k2022: £394,000 (3 sales)2022£394k2023: £373,000 (2 sales)2023£373k2024: £310,000 (1 sales)2024£310k2025: £375,000 (1 sales)2025£375k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached8£376,62530 May 2025
Semi-detached7£306,64319 Jan 2024
Terraced1£376,00013 Apr 2023

Sold prices on Byron Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
57, Byron Avenue CO3 4HQ 30 May 2025£375,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Byron Avenue CO3 4HG 19 Jan 2024£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Byron Avenue CO3 4HG 26 May 2023£370,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Byron Avenue CO3 4HG 13 Apr 2023£376,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Byron Avenue CO3 4HG 20 Dec 2022£370,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Byron Avenue CO3 4HG 13 Sep 2022£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Byron Avenue CO3 4HQ 1 Feb 2022£472,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Byron Avenue CO3 4HG 16 Apr 2021£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Byron Avenue CO3 4HG 31 Mar 2021£345,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Byron Avenue CO3 4HQ 30 Aug 2019£312,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Byron Avenue CO3 4HG 25 Jun 2019£272,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Byron Avenue CO3 4HG 22 Feb 2019£302,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Byron Avenue CO3 4HQ 19 Oct 2018£375,000 DetachedFreehold
49, Byron Avenue CO3 4HQ 18 Jun 2018£326,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Byron Avenue CO3 4HG 30 Jun 2017£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Byron Avenue CO3 4HG 23 Jun 2017£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Byron Avenue CO3 4HG 29 Jul 2016£309,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Byron Avenue CO3 4HQ 29 Apr 2016£380,000 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
17, Byron Avenue £309,000 (Jul 2016) → £302,000 (Feb 2019) -2%
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Crime and flood risk near Byron Avenue

Crime

98 crimes were reported within about a mile of Byron Avenue 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 offences43
Anti-social behaviour15
Criminal damage & arson12
Public order9
Vehicle crime7
Burglary4

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

Flood risk

Byron Avenue is in or near 3 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
  • 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 Byron Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Home Farm Primary School 422 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils 236 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 252 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
The Willows Other independent special school 11–17 Report 0.5 mi
Holmwood House School 395 pupils Other independent school 0–16 Report 0.6 mi
Lexden Springs School 301 pupils Academy special sponsor led 3–19 Inadequate Report 0.8 mi
St Benedict's Catholic College 905 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.8 mi
Philip Morant School and College 1,888 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.8 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 station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Crown (o/s, Lexden Rd) 2 min walk
  • Halstead Road Corner (opp, London Rd) 3 min walk
  • Shakespeare Road (NW-bound, Shakespeare Rd) 3 min walk
  • Shakespeare Road (SE-bound, Shakespeare Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • Winstree Medical Practice
    84 Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester · 0.8 mi
  • Tollgate Health Centre
    145 London Road, Stanway, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Prettygate Foodstore · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Colchester Stanway Villa · 0.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Stanway Supermarket · 0.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food PFS Co-op Petrol Colchester · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Ambrose Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Prettygate Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Boots · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • 118 Straight Road [dental Practice] · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • The Avenue (dental Surgery) · 1.0 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 9 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
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned82.4%62.5%
Private rented13.2%20.3%
Social rented4.2%17.1%
Households544

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.1%64.1%
Aged 65+21.2%18.6%
Residents1,346

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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 Byron Avenue

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White86.2%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.3%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.1%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%2.9%
Other ethnic group1.7%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian50.5%44.4%
No religion40.7%44.3%
Not answered4.7%6.2%
Muslim2.1%2.1%
Hindu0.7%1.3%
Other religion0.6%0.6%
Jewish0.4%0.2%
Sikh0.2%–

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK89.1%85.5%
Born outside the UK10.9%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above38%32.2%
Level 2 qualifications17.2%14.8%
Level 3 qualifications16.7%19.5%
No qualifications13.5%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%10.3%
Apprenticeship4.2%5.2%
Other qualifications2.1%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health51.9%49.2%
Good health34%34.7%
Fair health10.8%11.9%
Bad health2.5%3.3%
Very bad health0.8%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
2 cars or vans in household38.1%29.1%
1 car or van in household34.4%42.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%10.4%
No cars or vans in household13.3%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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