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Church Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Church Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/church-road-brightlingsea-tendring/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO7 0JF, CO7 0QT, CO7 0QH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£345,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£379,547
53 sales
Price range
£120k – £800k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Aug 2026
CO7 0QU

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At a glance

House prices£345k average3% below the Colchester average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station47 min walkAlresford (Essex) station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband46% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 67 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

53 property sales on Church Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £345,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £430,175. Average sale prices rose from £266,000 in 2016 to £345,000 in 2026 (+30%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 3% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 12 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 10 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 75% detached, 25% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Church Road range from £120,000 to £800,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Church Road ranks 251st for average price.

House prices on Church Road compared

Church Road£345,000
CO7 postcode area£395,860
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £266,000 (5 sales)2016£266k2017: £385,000 (5 sales)2017£385k2018: £324,000 (8 sales)2018£324k2019: £326,888 (9 sales)2019£327k2020: £564,000 (2 sales)2020£564k2021: £380,091 (11 sales)2021£380k2022: £442,500 (2 sales)2022£443k2023: £356,000 (2 sales)2023£356k2024: £522,500 (4 sales)2024£523k2025: £547,000 (3 sales)2025£547k2026: £345,000 (2 sales)2026£345k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 67 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached40£430,17528 Aug 2026
Semi-detached13£223,7699 Feb 2022

Sold prices on Church Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
176, Church Road CO7 0QU 28 Aug 2026£390,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Church Road CO7 0JF 24 Mar 2026£466,100 OtherFreehold
76, Church Road CO7 0JF 30 Jan 2026£300,000 DetachedFreehold
82, Church Road CO7 0QG 5 Sep 2025£332,000 DetachedFreehold
Manor Lodge, Church Road CO7 0QJ 11 Jul 2025£600,000 DetachedFreehold
Hartismere, Church Road CO7 0QP 2 May 2025£709,000 DetachedFreehold
34A - 34B, Church Road CO7 0JF 30 Apr 2025£550,000 OtherFreehold
9, Church Road CO7 0JE 7 Nov 2024£180,000 DetachedFreehold
Birch House, Church Road CO7 0QT 12 Sep 2024£725,000 DetachedFreehold
Strangers Corner, Church Road CO7 0QU 17 Jun 2024£675,000 DetachedFreehold
Springfield, Church Road CO7 0QT 31 May 2024£510,000 DetachedFreehold
100, Church Road CO7 0QH 2 Nov 2023£435,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Church Road CO7 0JE 12 Sep 2023£277,000 DetachedFreehold
Stronvar Private Rest Home, Church Road CO7 0QT 26 Nov 2022£750,000 OtherFreehold
Heather Lodge, Church Road CO7 0QP 16 Sep 2022£670,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Church Road CO7 0JF 9 Feb 2022£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Church Road CO7 0JF 21 Dec 2021£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Church Road CO7 0JF 9 Dec 2021£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Church Road CO7 0JF 24 Sep 2021£427,000 DetachedFreehold
70, Church Road CO7 0JF 28 Jun 2021£239,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Strangers Corner, Church Road CO7 0QU 23 Jun 2021£650,000 DetachedFreehold
Stranges Way, Church Road CO7 0QT 26 May 2021£450,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Church Road CO7 0JF 30 Apr 2021£430,000 OtherFreehold
104, Church Road CO7 0QH 9 Apr 2021£400,000 DetachedFreehold
102, Church Road CO7 0QH 30 Mar 2021£350,000 DetachedFreehold
66, Church Road CO7 0JF 8 Feb 2021£450,000 DetachedFreehold
78, Church Road CO7 0JF 5 Feb 2021£420,000 DetachedFreehold
Coppers, Church Road CO7 0QX 5 Feb 2021£270,000 DetachedFreehold
Greythorpe, Church Road CO7 0QU 4 Dec 2020£800,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat, 1, Church Road CO7 0JE 21 Oct 2020£400,000 OtherFreehold
90, Church Road CO7 0QH 11 Sep 2020£328,000 DetachedFreehold
Stranges Way, Church Road CO7 0QT 14 Aug 2020£600,000 DetachedFreehold
104, Church Road CO7 0QH 17 Jul 2020£400,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Church Road CO7 0JE 15 Nov 2019£240,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Church Road CO7 0JF 19 Sep 2019£199,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Church Road CO7 0JF 23 Aug 2019£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Wheatfield, Church Road CO7 0QP 26 Jul 2019£715,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Church Road CO7 0JF 1 Jul 2019£245,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Church Road CO7 0JF 14 Jun 2019£198,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Fairview, Church Road CO7 0QT 28 May 2019£350,000 DetachedFreehold
Greenacres, Church Road CO7 0QT 25 Jan 2019£350,000 DetachedFreehold
Homefield, Church Road CO7 0QT 3 Jan 2019£464,000 DetachedFreehold
73, Church Road CO7 0JF 9 Nov 2018£143,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Graham Labelling Systems Ltd, Church Road CO7 0RZ 31 Oct 2018£477,000 OtherFreehold
67, Church Road CO7 0JF 9 Aug 2018£255,000 DetachedFreehold
Homefield, Church Road CO7 0QT 27 Jul 2018£315,000 DetachedFreehold
Springfield, Church Road CO7 0QT 18 May 2018£375,000 DetachedFreehold
88, Church Road CO7 0QH 30 Apr 2018£290,000 DetachedFreehold
Hillcrest, Church Road CO7 0QT 13 Apr 2018£375,000 DetachedFreehold
Lapwing, Church Road CO7 0QT 27 Mar 2018£425,000 DetachedFreehold
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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
Manor Lodge, Church Road £295,000 (Apr 2016) → £600,000 (Jul 2025) +103%
over 9 yrs
34A - 34B, Church Road £350,000 (Feb 2018) → £550,000 (Apr 2025) +57%
over 7 yrs
Strangers Corner, Church Road £650,000 (Jun 2021) → £675,000 (Jun 2024) +4%
over 3 yrs
Springfield, Church Road £375,000 (May 2018) → £510,000 (May 2024) +36%
over 6 yrs
15, Church Road £240,000 (Nov 2019) → £277,000 (Sep 2023) +15%
over 4 yrs
24, Church Road £120,000 (Feb 2016) → £215,000 (Feb 2022) +79%
over 6 yrs
35, Church Road £205,000 (Jan 2017) → £199,995 (Sep 2019) → £255,000 (Dec 2021) +24%
over 5 yrs
Stranges Way, Church Road £600,000 (Aug 2020) → £450,000 (May 2021) -25%
over under a year
Greythorpe, Church Road £775,000 (May 2017) → £800,000 (Dec 2020) +3%
over 4 yrs
Flat, 1, Church Road £390,000 (Sep 2016) → £400,000 (Oct 2020) +3%
over 4 yrs
Fairview, Church Road £610,000 (Jun 2016) → £350,000 (May 2019) -43%
over 3 yrs
Homefield, Church Road £315,000 (Jul 2018) → £464,000 (Jan 2019) +47%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Church Road

Crime

35 crimes were reported within about a mile of Church Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences19
Anti-social behaviour5
Criminal damage & arson3
Burglary2
Other theft2
Public order2

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

Flood risk

Church Road is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • The tidal River Colne from Brightlingsea to Wivenhoe Flood alert area
  • The tidal River Colne at Point Clear and Saint Osyth Creek Flood alert area
  • The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries Flood alert area
  • The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour 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 Church Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Colne Community School 1,289 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.2 mi
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery 653 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Alresford Primary School 216 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 2.1 mi
Great Bentley Primary School 258 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 2.9 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

  • Alresford (Essex) station 2.3 mi · 47 min walk
  • Great Bentley station 2.9 mi · 57 min walk
  • Wivenhoe station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Strangers Corner (NW-bound, Church Rd) 2 min walk
  • Strangers Corner (SE-bound, Church Rd) 2 min walk
  • Samsons Corner (opp, Church Rd) 3 min walk
  • Samsons Corner (o/s, Church Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colne Medical Centre
    40 Station Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • Great Bentley Surgery
    The Hollies, The Green, Colchester · 3.0 mi
  • Wivenhoe Surgery
    Wivenhoe Medical Centre, Phillip Road, Colchester · 3.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food PFS Co-op Petrol Brightlingsea · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsbury's Brightlingsea · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Brightlingsea Express · 0.8 mi
  • Spar Spar - Brightlingsea Post Office · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Natrelles · 0.5 mi
  • Colne View Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Brightling Sea 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 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.9%62.5%
Private rented17.1%20.3%
Social rented2.0%17.1%
Households650

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6454.7%64.1%
Aged 65+32.8%18.6%
Residents1,474

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)46%80%
Gigabit-capable46%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 networks77%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across Tendring 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 Church Road

Ethnic group

HereTendring
White96.6%96.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%1.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%1.2%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.6%

Religion

HereTendring
Christian52.8%49.3%
No religion40.6%43.2%
Not answered5.5%5.9%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%
Muslim0.3%0.4%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Other religion0.1%0.5%
Jewish0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereTendring
Born in the UK96.1%95%
Born outside the UK3.9%5%

Highest qualification

HereTendring
Level 4 qualifications and above23.6%19.9%
No qualifications18.9%26.2%
Level 3 qualifications17.3%15.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.8%12.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.4%15.3%
Apprenticeship8%6.8%
Other qualifications2.9%3.3%

General health

HereTendring
Very good health40.7%39.4%
Good health38.2%35.6%
Fair health16.4%17.2%
Bad health3.7%6%
Very bad health0.9%1.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereTendring
1 car or van in household39.8%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household34.1%25.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household18%10.8%
No cars or vans in household8.2%20.1%

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 Tendring.

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