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Cowdray Avenue, Colchester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO1 1YA, CO1 1US, CO1 1XX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£276,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£264,754
53 sales
Price range
£178k – £403k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Aug 2026
CO1 1YA

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At a glance

House prices£276k average23% below the Colchester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station16 min walkColchester Town station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold93% freeholdAcross 61 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 Cowdray Avenue, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £276,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £252,636. That is 23% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 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 55% terraced, 38% semi-detached, 8% detached. Recorded sale prices on Cowdray Avenue range from £178,000 to £403,000. 93% of homes sold here were freehold and 7% leasehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Cowdray Avenue ranks 400th for average price.

House prices on Cowdray Avenue compared

Cowdray Avenue£276,000
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: £226,929 (7 sales)2016£227k2017: £260,500 (8 sales)2017£261k2018: £250,750 (4 sales)2018£251k2019: £242,619 (8 sales)2019£243k2020: £285,000 (1 sales)2020£285k2021: £292,600 (5 sales)2021£293k2022: £270,167 (6 sales)2022£270k2023: £286,250 (6 sales)2023£286k2024: £315,000 (1 sales)2024£315k2025: £292,833 (6 sales)2025£293k2026: £257,000 (1 sales)2026£257k

Tenure: 93% freehold and 7% leasehold across 61 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced29£252,63628 Aug 2026
Semi-detached20£267,7759 Oct 2023
Detached4£337,50019 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Cowdray Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
342, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 28 Aug 2026£257,000 TerracedFreehold
354, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 19 Dec 2025£295,000 DetachedFreehold
176, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1XX 26 Sep 2025£300,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1US 12 Sep 2025£327,000 DetachedFreehold
340, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 7 Aug 2025£255,000 TerracedFreehold
324, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 12 Jun 2025£290,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1US 30 Apr 2025£290,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1US 15 Jan 2025£207,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1US 12 Jul 2024£315,000 TerracedFreehold
136, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1XX 9 Oct 2023£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
350, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 1 Sep 2023£270,000 TerracedFreehold
320, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 31 Aug 2023£305,000 TerracedFreehold
348, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 25 Aug 2023£280,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1US 28 Jun 2023£247,500 TerracedFreehold
302, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 2 Jun 2023£310,000 TerracedFreehold
312, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 23 Sep 2022£322,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1US 15 Sep 2022£180,000 TerracedFreehold
294, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1XZ 12 Aug 2022£337,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
334, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 12 Aug 2022£272,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1US 10 Jun 2022£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
318, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 2 Feb 2022£265,000 TerracedFreehold
24A, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1UT 21 Dec 2021£403,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1UT 30 Sep 2021£545,000 DetachedFreehold
170, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1XX 13 Aug 2021£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
166, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1XX 28 Jun 2021£303,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
308, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 4 Jun 2021£220,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1US 23 Apr 2021£226,500 TerracedFreehold
61, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1US 27 Nov 2020£285,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1US 11 Dec 2019£1,540,458 OtherFreehold
31, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1US 28 Oct 2019£246,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
310, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 11 Oct 2019£215,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1US 11 Oct 2019£211,000 TerracedFreehold
320, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 7 Oct 2019£249,950 TerracedFreehold
170, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1XX 13 Sep 2019£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
262, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1XZ 29 Aug 2019£220,000 TerracedFreehold
172, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1XX 9 Aug 2019£258,500 TerracedFreehold
11, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1US 28 Mar 2019£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
350, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 17 Aug 2018£178,000 TerracedFreehold
Garage G20, Riverside Quarter, Cowdray Avenue 30 Jul 2018£260,000 OtherLeasehold
34, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1UT 2 Jul 2018£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1UT 27 Jun 2018£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
320, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 15 Jun 2018£245,000 TerracedFreehold
148, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1XX 18 May 2018£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1UT 20 Dec 2017£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
294, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1XZ 30 Nov 2017£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
152, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1XX 27 Nov 2017£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1UT 24 Oct 2017£325,000 DetachedFreehold
Tenpin Bowling, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YH 6 Oct 2017£2,500,000 OtherLeasehold
166, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1XX 30 Aug 2017£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
336, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1YA 25 Aug 2017£205,000 TerracedFreehold
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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
49, Cowdray Avenue £200,000 (Mar 2016) → £290,000 (Apr 2025) +45%
over 9 yrs
61, Cowdray Avenue £285,000 (Nov 2020) → £315,000 (Jul 2024) +11%
over 4 yrs
350, Cowdray Avenue £178,000 (Aug 2018) → £270,000 (Sep 2023) +52%
over 5 yrs
320, Cowdray Avenue £225,000 (Jan 2016) → £245,000 (Jun 2018) → £249,950 (Oct 2019) → £305,000 (Aug 2023) +36%
over 8 yrs
294, Cowdray Avenue £225,000 (Nov 2017) → £337,000 (Aug 2022) +50%
over 5 yrs
170, Cowdray Avenue £285,000 (Sep 2019) → £310,000 (Aug 2021) +9%
over 2 yrs
166, Cowdray Avenue £250,000 (Aug 2017) → £303,500 (Jun 2021) +21%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Cowdray Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St James the Great Church of England Primary School 438 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 186 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 209 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Friars Grove Primary School 408 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.7 mi
North Primary School and Nursery 458 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery 156 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.9 mi
Hazelmere Junior School 229 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
The Sixth Form College Colchester 16 plus 16–99 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 Town station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Colchester station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • BT Centre (o/s, Cowdray Ave) 1 min walk
  • BT Centre (opp, Cowdray Ave) 2 min walk
  • Valentines Drive (adj, Ipswich Rd) 4 min walk
  • Valentines Drive (opp, Ipswich Rd) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.5 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.5 mi
  • Turner Road Surgery
    The Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Colchester · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Mile End Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Colchester St Andrews Avenue · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Harwich Road Foodstore · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Fittleworth Medical Ltd · 0.5 mi
  • Queen Street Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dentoworld · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Health Centre · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Health Centre · 0.7 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+)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 Cowdray Avenue

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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