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Chitts Hill, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Chitts Hill, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/chitts-hill/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO3 9ST, CO3 9SY.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£445,030
23 sales
Price range
£245k – £740k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Aug 2025
CO3 9ST

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At a glance

House prices£445k 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) Nearest station41 min walkColchester station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband50% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 24 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

23 property sales on Chitts Hill, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Aug 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £505,500. Average sale prices rose from £377,000 in 2016 to £510,000 in 2025 (+35%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 61% detached, 39% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Chitts Hill range from £245,000 to £740,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Chitts Hill compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Chitts Hill 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: £377,000 (5 sales)2016£377k2017: £435,921 (4 sales)2017£436k2018: £337,500 (2 sales)2018£338k2019: £503,500 (2 sales)2019£504k2021: £360,000 (2 sales)2021£360k2022: £440,000 (1 sales)2022£440k2023: £537,500 (2 sales)2023£538k2024: £556,667 (3 sales)2024£557k2025: £510,000 (2 sales)2025£510k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached14£505,50029 Aug 2025
Semi-detached9£350,96531 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Chitts Hill

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
28, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 29 Aug 2025£640,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 31 Jan 2025£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 3 Oct 2024£605,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 30 Jul 2024£325,000 DetachedFreehold
62, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 10 Jan 2024£740,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 10 Oct 2023£450,000 DetachedFreehold
60, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 15 Feb 2023£625,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 31 Mar 2022£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 15 Mar 2021£430,000 DetachedFreehold
101, Chitts Hill CO3 9SY 22 Jan 2021£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 16 Oct 2019£612,000 DetachedFreehold
148, Chitts Hill CO3 9SY 26 Jul 2019£595,000 OtherFreehold
46, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 2 Jul 2019£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 9 Aug 2018£280,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 8 Aug 2018£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 29 Sep 2017£600,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 14 Sep 2017£450,000 DetachedFreehold
94, Chitts Hill CO3 9SY 23 Jun 2017£322,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 28 Apr 2017£371,682 Semi-detachedFreehold
103, Chitts Hill CO3 9SY 22 Sep 2016£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
94, Chitts Hill CO3 9SY 18 Jul 2016£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Grove Cottage, 98, Chitts Hill CO3 9SY 29 Apr 2016£415,000 DetachedFreehold
100, Chitts Hill CO3 9SY 23 Mar 2016£380,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Chitts Hill CO3 9ST 22 Feb 2016£525,000 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
28, Chitts Hill £325,000 (Jul 2024) → £640,000 (Aug 2025) +97%
over 1 yr
48, Chitts Hill £371,682 (Apr 2017) → £440,000 (Mar 2022) +18%
over 5 yrs
94, Chitts Hill £320,000 (Jul 2016) → £322,000 (Jun 2017) +1%
over under a year

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Schools near Chitts Hill

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Holmwood House School 395 pupils Other independent school 0–16 Report 0.0 mi
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils 236 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Home Farm Primary School 422 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Stanway Primary School 390 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Lexden Springs School 301 pupils Academy special sponsor led 3–19 Inadequate Report 0.7 mi
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 252 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
The Stanway School 1,396 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.8 mi
The Willows Other independent special school 11–17 Report 0.9 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 2.0 mi · 41 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk
  • Marks Tey station 2.8 mi · 57 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • King Coel Road North (opp, Halstead Rd) 4 min walk
  • Peace Road (adj, Halstead Rd) 5 min walk
  • King Coel Road North (adj, Halstead Rd) 5 min walk
  • Mellor Chase (opp, Halstead Rd) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Winstree Medical Practice
    84 Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester · 0.7 mi
  • Tollgate Health Centre
    145 London Road, Stanway, Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Colchester Stanway Villa · 0.7 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Stanway · 0.8 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Colchester · 1.0 mi
  • Cook Cook Colchester · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.9 mi
  • Ambrose Pharmacy · 1.2 mi
  • Prettygate Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Brickstables Dental & Implant Clinic · 0.8 mi
  • The Zen Dental Clinic · 0.9 mi
  • 118 Straight Road [dental Practice] · 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+)50%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)50%80%
Gigabit-capable50%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 Chitts Hill

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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