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Defoe Crescent, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Defoe Crescent, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/defoe-crescent/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO4 5LG, CO4 5LQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£318,750
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£272,923
32 sales
Price range
£185k – £380k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Aug 2026
CO4 5LQ

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At a glance

House prices£319k average11% below the Colchester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station19 min walkColchester station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 38 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

32 property sales on Defoe Crescent, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £318,750. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £252,268. Average sale prices rose from £218,000 in 2016 to £318,750 in 2026 (+46%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 11% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 10 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 53% terraced, 44% semi-detached, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on Defoe Crescent range from £184,500 to £380,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Defoe Crescent ranks 309th for average price.

House prices on Defoe Crescent compared

Defoe Crescent£318,750
CO4 postcode area£335,259
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £218,000 (6 sales)2016£218k2017: £254,667 (3 sales)2017£255k2018: £260,000 (3 sales)2018£260k2019: £200,550 (1 sales)2019£201k2020: £252,625 (4 sales)2020£253k2021: £270,000 (1 sales)2021£270k2022: £335,667 (3 sales)2022£336k2023: £306,700 (5 sales)2023£307k2024: £323,750 (2 sales)2024£324k2025: £287,500 (2 sales)2025£288k2026: £318,750 (2 sales)2026£319k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 38 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced17£252,26815 Aug 2025
Semi-detached14£298,21428 Aug 2026
Detached1£270,0007 Jun 2021

Sold prices on Defoe Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 28 Aug 2026£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 2 Mar 2026£297,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
99, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 15 Aug 2025£300,000 TerracedFreehold
84, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 7 Mar 2025£275,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 16 Dec 2024£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
85, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 4 Dec 2024£267,500 TerracedFreehold
26, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 15 Dec 2023£266,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
98, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 18 Sep 2023£297,500 TerracedFreehold
4, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 5 May 2023£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 14 Apr 2023£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 29 Mar 2023£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 18 Nov 2022£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 6 Sep 2022£317,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
94, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 13 Jun 2022£365,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 8 Mar 2022£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 10 Nov 2021£265,050 OtherFreehold
2B, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 7 Jun 2021£270,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 23 Apr 2021£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 25 Sep 2020£296,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
113, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 9 Jul 2020£262,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 30 Jan 2020£225,000 TerracedFreehold
84, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 10 Jan 2020£227,500 TerracedFreehold
55, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 27 Sep 2019£200,550 TerracedFreehold
15, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 19 Nov 2018£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 10 Jul 2018£230,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 4 Jul 2018£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 1 Jun 2018£170,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 11 May 2018£225,000 TerracedFreehold
94, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 15 Sep 2017£282,000 TerracedFreehold
70, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 1 Sep 2017£257,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 31 Jul 2017£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 9 Nov 2016£205,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 1 Nov 2016£208,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
96, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 17 Oct 2016£252,000 TerracedFreehold
94, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 14 Oct 2016£243,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 19 Sep 2016£150,000 TerracedFreehold
99, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LQ 18 Mar 2016£215,000 TerracedFreehold
96, Defoe Crescent CO4 5LG 17 Mar 2016£184,500 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
5, Defoe Crescent £296,000 (Sep 2020) → £340,000 (Aug 2026) +15%
over 6 yrs
99, Defoe Crescent £215,000 (Mar 2016) → £300,000 (Aug 2025) +40%
over 9 yrs
84, Defoe Crescent £227,500 (Jan 2020) → £275,000 (Mar 2025) +21%
over 5 yrs
26, Defoe Crescent £266,000 (Dec 2023) → £380,000 (Dec 2024) +43%
over 1 yr
94, Defoe Crescent £243,000 (Oct 2016) → £282,000 (Sep 2017) → £365,000 (Jun 2022) +50%
over 6 yrs
15, Defoe Crescent £275,000 (Nov 2018) → £280,000 (Mar 2022) +2%
over 3 yrs
51, Defoe Crescent £225,000 (Jul 2017) → £265,050 (Nov 2021) +18%
over 4 yrs
55, Defoe Crescent £170,000 (Jun 2018) → £200,550 (Sep 2019) +18%
over 1 yr
10, Defoe Crescent £150,000 (Sep 2016) → £205,000 (Nov 2016) +37%
over under a year
96, Defoe Crescent £184,500 (Mar 2016) → £252,000 (Oct 2016) +37%
over under a year

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Schools near Defoe Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Myland Community Primary School 307 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.1 mi
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department 6 pupils Pupil referral unit 13–18 Report 0.3 mi
The Trinity School 780 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Camulos Academy 406 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Queen Boudica Primary School 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
The Gilberd School 1,588 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.0 mi
Highwoods Community Primary School 453 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Braiswick Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.1 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 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 2.5 mi · 49 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Middle Stop (S-bound, Defoe Cres) 1 min walk
  • Middle Stop (N-bound, Defoe Cres) 1 min walk
  • Mill Road (near, Defoe Cres) 2 min walk
  • Raven Way (opp, Mill Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Mill Road Surgery
    47 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester · 0.2 mi
  • Turner Road Surgery
    The Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester · 0.7 mi
  • Highwoods Surgery
    Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester · 1.1 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Mile End Foodstore · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Colchester - Via Urbis Romanae Local · 0.4 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Hospital M&S Colchester General Hospital Food To Go · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Chesterwell · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Nayland Road Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • 61 Mill Road [dental Practice] · 0.2 mi
  • Nayland Road (dental Surgery) · 0.2 mi
  • Dental 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 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned74.2%62.5%
Private rented11.5%20.3%
Social rented14.4%17.1%
Households592

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.5%64.1%
Aged 65+6.7%18.6%
Residents1,484

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 Defoe Crescent

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White77%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.6%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.2%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%2.9%
Other ethnic group2.4%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion45.8%44.3%
Christian39.7%44.4%
Not answered5.6%6.2%
Muslim5.5%2.1%
Hindu2.2%1.3%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Buddhist0.4%0.7%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK78.1%85.5%
Born outside the UK21.9%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above42.9%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications20.4%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications12.8%14.8%
No qualifications10.9%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%10.3%
Apprenticeship3.6%5.2%
Other qualifications1.5%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health57.7%49.2%
Good health30.5%34.7%
Fair health8.1%11.9%
Bad health3.2%3.3%
Very bad health0.5%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household44.2%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household35.2%29.1%
No cars or vans in household15.3%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%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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