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Craven Drive, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Craven Drive, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/craven-drive/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£361,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£352,230
25 sales
Price range
£250k – £540k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Jun 2026
CO4 9BE

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At a glance

House prices£352k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station29 min walkColchester station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 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

25 property sales on Craven Drive, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £361,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £353,898. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 88% detached, 12% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Craven Drive range from £250,000 to £540,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Craven Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Craven Drive 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: £292,167 (3 sales)2016£292k2017: £375,000 (1 sales)2017£375k2018: £310,125 (2 sales)2018£310k2020: £283,750 (4 sales)2020£284k2021: £337,500 (4 sales)2021£338k2022: £480,000 (1 sales)2022£480k2023: £398,333 (6 sales)2023£398k2024: £414,000 (2 sales)2024£414k2025: £390,000 (1 sales)2025£390k2026: £361,000 (1 sales)2026£361k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached22£353,89830 Jun 2026
Semi-detached3£340,00021 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Craven Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 30 Jun 2026£361,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 21 Oct 2025£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 8 Aug 2024£425,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 20 Feb 2024£403,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 11 Dec 2023£335,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 18 Oct 2023£375,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 25 Sep 2023£450,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 5 Sep 2023£370,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 28 Apr 2023£320,000 DetachedFreehold
49, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 18 Jan 2023£540,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 11 Jul 2022£480,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 10 Dec 2021£360,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 5 Nov 2021£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 22 Oct 2021£360,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 5 Feb 2021£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 28 Aug 2020£315,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 29 May 2020£250,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 23 Mar 2020£290,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 16 Mar 2020£280,000 OtherFreehold
31, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 16 Mar 2020£280,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 1 Oct 2018£335,250 DetachedFreehold
20, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 2 Mar 2018£285,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 5 Oct 2017£375,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 12 Sep 2016£259,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 23 Aug 2016£339,500 DetachedFreehold
5, Craven Drive CO4 9BE 25 Jan 2016£278,000 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
34, Craven Drive £290,000 (Mar 2020) → £335,000 (Dec 2023) +16%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Craven Drive

Crime

130 crimes were reported within about a mile of Craven Drive in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences51
Anti-social behaviour28
Shoplifting15
Criminal damage & arson8
Other theft7
Public order6

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

Flood risk

Craven Drive is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • The River Colne from Great Yeldham to Colchester 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 Craven Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester 210 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Highwoods Community Primary School 453 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Friars Grove Primary School 408 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
Brinkley Grove Primary School 403 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
The Gilberd School 1,588 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 186 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 197 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Roach Vale Primary School 177 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.0 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 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Rovers Tye (adj, Highwoods Approach) 2 min walk
  • Baronia Croft (adj, Eastwood Dr) 2 min walk
  • Baronia Croft (opp, Eastwood Dr) 2 min walk
  • Eastwood Service Station (o/s, Ipswich Rd) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Highwoods Surgery
    Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Turner Road Surgery
    The Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • Mill Road Surgery
    47 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Colchester Eastwood BP · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Colchester Extra · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester St Johns Express · 0.5 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Mile End Colchester · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Bupa Dental Care · 0.3 mi
  • Country Park Dental Practice Ltd · 0.3 mi
  • Colchester Community Dental · 0.9 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 4 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned56.9%62.5%
Private rented20.7%20.3%
Social rented22.5%17.1%
Households619

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.4%64.1%
Aged 65+17.0%18.6%
Residents1,442

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 Craven Drive

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White83.8%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.2%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.9%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%3.5%
Other ethnic group1.7%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion47.7%44.3%
Christian41.3%44.4%
Not answered4.4%6.2%
Muslim3.1%2.1%
Buddhist1.5%0.7%
Hindu1.2%1.3%
Other religion0.6%0.6%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK84%85.5%
Born outside the UK16%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above31.3%32.2%
Level 2 qualifications16.4%14.8%
No qualifications16%15.4%
Level 3 qualifications15.7%19.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%10.3%
Apprenticeship5%5.2%
Other qualifications3.1%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health46.3%49.2%
Good health36.5%34.7%
Fair health11.6%11.9%
Bad health4.4%3.3%
Very bad health1.3%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household46.8%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household28.3%29.1%
No cars or vans in household16.9%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household8%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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Estate agents near Craven Drive

  • Lighters 0.2 mi
  • William H Brown 0.5 mi
  • Hardings 1.3 mi
  • David Martin 1.3 mi
  • Onsite Lettings & Management 1.5 mi

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