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Castle Road, Colchester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO1 1UN, CO1 1UW, CO1 1TL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£365,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£340,631
42 sales
Price range
£225k – £505k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Feb 2026
CO1 1UW

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At a glance

House prices£365k averageAbout the Colchester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station7 min walkColchester Town station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband67% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% freeholdAcross 44 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

42 property sales on Castle Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £365,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £305,636. Average sale prices rose from £332,999 in 2016 to £385,000 in 2026 (+16%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 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 52% terraced, 21% semi-detached, 17% detached. Recorded sale prices on Castle Road range from £225,000 to £505,000. 89% of homes sold here were freehold and 11% leasehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Castle Road ranks 214th for average price.

House prices on Castle Road compared

Castle Road£365,000
CO1 postcode area£250,439
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £332,999 (6 sales)2016£333k2017: £348,375 (4 sales)2017£348k2018: £270,000 (4 sales)2018£270k2019: £373,750 (4 sales)2019£374k2020: £338,250 (4 sales)2020£338k2021: £358,333 (3 sales)2021£358k2022: £306,167 (6 sales)2022£306k2023: £372,500 (4 sales)2023£373k2024: £365,000 (1 sales)2024£365k2025: £362,500 (4 sales)2025£363k2026: £385,000 (2 sales)2026£385k

Tenure: 89% freehold and 11% leasehold across 44 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced22£305,63618 Feb 2026
Semi-detached9£378,88912 Aug 2025
Detached7£400,00014 Jul 2023
Flat4£343,1256 Jan 2023

Sold prices on Castle Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
32, Castle Road CO1 1UW 18 Feb 2026£430,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Castle Road CO1 1UN 21 Jan 2026£340,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Castle Road CO1 1UN 19 Nov 2025£325,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Castle Road CO1 1UW 12 Aug 2025£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Castle Road CO1 1UN 8 May 2025£295,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Castle Road CO1 1UN 28 Feb 2025£405,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Castle Road CO1 1UW 5 Dec 2024£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Castle Road CO1 1UW 26 Jul 2023£350,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Castle Road CO1 1UW 14 Jul 2023£505,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Castle Road CO1 1UW 24 Feb 2023£345,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Greyfriars Court, Castle Road CO1 1TL 6 Jan 2023£290,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Greyfriars Court, Castle Road CO1 1TL 1 Dec 2022£375,000 FlatLeasehold
50, Castle Road CO1 1UN 18 Oct 2022£225,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Castle Road CO1 1UW 8 Jul 2022£290,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Castle Road CO1 1UW 30 Mar 2022£240,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Castle Road CO1 1UN 15 Mar 2022£267,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Castle Road CO1 1UN 7 Mar 2022£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Castle Road CO1 1UN 30 Jun 2021£240,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Greyfriars Court, Castle Road CO1 1TL 30 Apr 2021£370,000 OtherLeasehold
45, Castle Road CO1 1UN 16 Feb 2021£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Castle Road CO1 1UW 5 Feb 2021£440,000 DetachedFreehold
59, Castle Road CO1 1UN 27 Nov 2020£323,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Castle Road CO1 1UW 29 May 2020£230,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Castle Road CO1 1UN 3 Apr 2020£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Castle Road CO1 1UN 31 Jan 2020£375,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Castle Road CO1 1UN 4 Dec 2019£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Castle Road CO1 1UW 18 Oct 2019£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Castle Road CO1 1UW 21 Aug 2019£380,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Castle Road CO1 1UW 19 Feb 2019£390,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Castle Road CO1 1UN 4 Dec 2018£250,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Greyfriars Court, Castle Road CO1 1TL 28 Sep 2018£350,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Castle Road CO1 1UW 28 Jun 2018£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Castle Road CO1 1UW 5 Jan 2018£225,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Castle Road CO1 1UN 18 Dec 2017£420,000 DetachedFreehold
61, Castle Road CO1 1UN 31 Oct 2017£367,500 TerracedFreehold
23, Greyfriars Court, Castle Road CO1 1TL 14 Aug 2017£357,500 FlatLeasehold
64, Castle Road CO1 1UN 8 Jun 2017£248,500 TerracedFreehold
41A, Castle Road CO1 1UN 26 Oct 2016£430,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Castle Road CO1 1UW 25 Oct 2016£175,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Castle Road CO1 1UN 10 Oct 2016£299,995 TerracedFreehold
25, Castle Road CO1 1UW 27 Jul 2016£375,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Castle Road CO1 1UN 17 Jun 2016£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Castle Road CO1 1UN 11 Mar 2016£285,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Castle Road CO1 1UN 15 Jan 2016£228,000 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
32, Castle Road £380,000 (Aug 2019) → £430,000 (Feb 2026) +13%
over 6 yrs
56, Castle Road £228,000 (Jan 2016) → £267,000 (Mar 2022) → £340,000 (Jan 2026) +49%
over 10 yrs
63, Castle Road £240,000 (Jun 2021) → £405,000 (Feb 2025) +69%
over 4 yrs
25, Castle Road £375,000 (Jul 2016) → £390,000 (Feb 2019) → £440,000 (Feb 2021) → £505,000 (Jul 2023) +35%
over 7 yrs
11, Castle Road £175,000 (Oct 2016) → £290,000 (Jul 2022) +66%
over 6 yrs
43, Castle Road £385,000 (Dec 2019) → £440,000 (Mar 2022) +14%
over 2 yrs
53, Castle Road £299,995 (Oct 2016) → £375,000 (Jan 2020) +25%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Castle Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 209 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
St James the Great Church of England Primary School 438 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
The Sixth Form College Colchester 16 plus 16–99 Report 0.5 mi
St John's Green Primary School 591 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
North Primary School and Nursery 458 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Helena School 986 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Colchester Prep & High School 280 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 0.7 mi
St. George's School 609 pupils Primary 3–11 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 Town station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Colchester station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Coach Stop (East-bound, High St) 2 min walk
  • Greyfriars (Stop Ha, High St) 2 min walk
  • Coach Stop (W-bound, High St) 3 min walk
  • Greyfriars (Stop Hb, High St) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.2 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.2 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Colchester · 0.2 mi
  • Spar Spar - Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester Express · 0.3 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Colchester 3 · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Queen Street Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Colchester City Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dentoworld · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Health Centre · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Health Centre · 0.2 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 6 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned65.7%62.5%
Private rented23.2%20.3%
Social rented10.8%17.1%
Households981

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.2%64.1%
Aged 65+17.2%18.6%
Residents2,319

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)67%80%
Gigabit-capable67%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 Castle Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White80%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.5%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.9%3.5%
Other ethnic group2.9%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian42.6%44.4%
No religion41.9%44.3%
Muslim6.3%2.1%
Not answered6.2%6.2%
Hindu1.4%1.3%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Buddhist0.6%0.7%
Jewish0.2%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK77.1%85.5%
Born outside the UK22.9%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above40.3%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications17.1%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications13.7%14.8%
No qualifications12.1%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%10.3%
Apprenticeship4.1%5.2%
Other qualifications2.8%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health49.9%49.2%
Good health36.3%34.7%
Fair health10.1%11.9%
Bad health3.1%3.3%
Very bad health0.6%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household52.1%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household22.1%29.1%
No cars or vans in household20%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%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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