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Carus Crescent, Highwoods, Colchester

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CO4 9FU.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£280,819
18 sales
Price range
£172k – £470k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Jun 2025
CO4 9FU

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At a glance

House prices£281k 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) Nearest station31 min walkColchester station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold90% freeholdAcross 20 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

18 property sales on Carus Crescent, Highwoods, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 25 Jun 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £272,778. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% terraced, 22% semi-detached, 17% detached. Recorded sale prices on Carus Crescent range from £172,000 to £470,000. 90% of homes sold here were freehold and 10% leasehold.

House prices on Carus Crescent compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Carus Crescent 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: £224,250 (2 sales)2016£224k2017: £235,917 (3 sales)2017£236k2018: £322,498 (2 sales)2018£322k2019: £208,000 (1 sales)2019£208k2020: £299,167 (3 sales)2020£299k2021: £339,000 (2 sales)2021£339k2022: £305,000 (2 sales)2022£305k2023: £247,500 (2 sales)2023£248k2025: £365,000 (1 sales)2025£365k

Tenure: 90% freehold and 10% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced9£272,77825 Jun 2025
Semi-detached4£270,6885 Apr 2023
Detached3£381,66515 Feb 2021
Flat2£186,00030 Jun 2023

Sold prices on Carus Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
11, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 25 Jun 2025£365,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 26 Sep 2024£365,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 30 Jun 2023£200,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 5 Apr 2023£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 30 Jun 2022£340,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 21 Apr 2022£270,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 18 Jun 2021£208,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 15 Feb 2021£470,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 21 Oct 2020£332,500 TerracedFreehold
29, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 8 Apr 2020£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 27 Mar 2020£275,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 29 Jan 2020£339,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 28 Jun 2019£208,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 3 Dec 2018£399,995 DetachedFreehold
6, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 11 Jul 2018£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 23 Nov 2017£245,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 12 Jul 2017£210,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 19 May 2017£252,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 19 Dec 2016£172,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Carus Crescent CO4 9FU 18 Mar 2016£276,500 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
11, Carus Crescent £340,000 (Jun 2022) → £365,000 (Jun 2025) +7%
over 3 yrs
19, Carus Crescent £172,000 (Dec 2016) → £200,000 (Jun 2023) +16%
over 7 yrs
33, Carus Crescent £252,750 (May 2017) → £295,000 (Apr 2023) +17%
over 6 yrs
9, Carus Crescent £210,000 (Jul 2017) → £270,000 (Apr 2022) +29%
over 5 yrs
4, Carus Crescent £399,995 (Dec 2018) → £470,000 (Feb 2021) +18%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Carus Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Gilberd School 1,588 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.2 mi
Brinkley Grove Primary School 403 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
Camulos Academy 406 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Highwoods Community Primary School 453 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department 6 pupils Pupil referral unit 13–18 Report 0.8 mi
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester 210 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Myland Community Primary School 307 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.0 mi
Queen Boudica Primary School 408 pupils Primary 4–11 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 · 31 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Maximus Drive (adj, Mill Rd) 3 min walk
  • Julian Avenue (opp, Mill Rd) 4 min walk
  • The Water Tower (o/s, Mill Rd) 4 min walk
  • Julian Avenue (adj, Mill Rd) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Highwoods Surgery
    Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • 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
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Colchester - Via Urbis Romanae Local · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Colchester Extra · 0.7 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Colchester Connect BP · 0.8 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Hospital M&S Colchester General Hospital Food To Go · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Nayland Road Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 1.3 mi

Dentists

  • Colchester Orthodontic Centre · 0.5 mi
  • Hello Dental · 0.5 mi
  • Country Park Dental Practice Ltd · 0.6 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 Carus Crescent

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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