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Dorchester End, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Dorchester End, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/dorchester-end/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO2 8AR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£301,333
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£198,289
19 sales
Price range
£113k – £405k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Aug 2026
CO2 8AR

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At a glance

House prices£301k average16% below the Colchester average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station19 min walkHythe (Essex) station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold74% leaseholdAcross 19 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

19 property sales on Dorchester End, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £301,333. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £142,036. Average sale prices rose from £164,999 in 2016 to £267,000 in 2026 (+62%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 16% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 74% flat, 16% detached, 11% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Dorchester End range from £112,500 to £405,000. 26% of homes sold here were freehold and 74% leasehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Dorchester End ranks 346th for average price.

House prices on Dorchester End compared

Dorchester End£301,333
CO2 postcode area£296,548
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £164,999 (4 sales)2016£165k2017: £125,000 (1 sales)2017£125k2019: £130,000 (1 sales)2019£130k2020: £134,000 (3 sales)2020£134k2021: £340,000 (1 sales)2021£340k2022: £156,625 (4 sales)2022£157k2025: £316,667 (3 sales)2025£317k2026: £267,000 (2 sales)2026£267k

Tenure: 26% freehold and 74% leasehold across 19 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat14£142,03613 Jan 2026
Detached3£358,0005 Aug 2026
Semi-detached2£352,49825 Apr 2025

Sold prices on Dorchester End

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
7, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 5 Aug 2026£364,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 13 Jan 2026£170,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 14 Nov 2025£370,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 12 Sep 2025£175,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 25 Apr 2025£405,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 29 Sep 2022£180,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 29 Jul 2022£154,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 15 Jul 2022£140,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 11 Mar 2022£152,500 FlatLeasehold
11, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 12 Mar 2021£340,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 22 Dec 2020£130,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 25 Nov 2020£142,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 15 Jun 2020£130,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 22 Feb 2019£130,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 31 May 2017£125,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 17 Oct 2016£112,500 FlatLeasehold
10, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 14 Oct 2016£299,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 14 Oct 2016£120,000 FlatLeasehold
40, Dorchester End CO2 8AR 6 Jun 2016£127,500 FlatLeasehold

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
26, Dorchester End £130,000 (Feb 2019) → £180,000 (Sep 2022) → £170,000 (Jan 2026) +31%
over 7 yrs
11, Dorchester End £340,000 (Mar 2021) → £370,000 (Nov 2025) +9%
over 5 yrs
18, Dorchester End £154,000 (Jul 2022) → £175,000 (Sep 2025) +14%
over 3 yrs
10, Dorchester End £299,995 (Oct 2016) → £405,000 (Apr 2025) +35%
over 9 yrs
28, Dorchester End £130,000 (Dec 2020) → £140,000 (Jul 2022) +8%
over 2 yrs
12, Dorchester End £112,500 (Oct 2016) → £152,500 (Mar 2022) +36%
over 5 yrs
16, Dorchester End £125,000 (May 2017) → £142,000 (Nov 2020) +14%
over 3 yrs
34, Dorchester End £120,000 (Oct 2016) → £130,000 (Jun 2020) +8%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Dorchester End

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Kendall Church of England Primary School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Old Heath Community Primary School 209 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
St. George's School 609 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Monkwick Junior School 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 149 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.7 mi
The Thomas Lord Audley School 940 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.8 mi
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 209 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 1.1 mi
St John's Green Primary School 591 pupils Primary 5–11 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

  • Hythe (Essex) station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Wivenhoe station 2.1 mi · 41 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Avignon Close (opp, Mountbatten Dr) 1 min walk
  • Avignon Close (adj, Mountbatten Dr) 1 min walk
  • Churchill Way (SW-bound, Churchill Way) 2 min walk
  • Brittany Way (opp, Churchill Way) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 0.8 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Abbots Road, Colchester · 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Old Heath Foodstore · 0.3 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar-The Willows Colchester · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Mersea Road Foodstore · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.6 mi
  • The Hythe Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Abbey Field Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Wimpole Road (dental Surgery) · 0.6 mi
  • Mersea Road Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Care · 1.1 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 5 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
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.8%62.5%
Private rented32.8%20.3%
Social rented8.3%17.1%
Households638

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.3%64.1%
Aged 65+16.4%18.6%
Residents1,296

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 Dorchester End

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White87%87%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.9%3.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%2.9%
Other ethnic group0.5%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian47.8%44.4%
No religion41%44.3%
Not answered5.9%6.2%
Muslim1.7%2.1%
Hindu1%1.3%
Jewish0.8%0.2%
Other religion0.8%0.6%
Buddhist0.6%0.7%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK84.5%85.5%
Born outside the UK15.5%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above27.9%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications18.9%19.5%
No qualifications17.8%15.4%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%10.3%
Apprenticeship5.9%5.2%
Other qualifications1.7%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health41.4%49.2%
Good health36.3%34.7%
Fair health17.5%11.9%
Bad health3.6%3.3%
Very bad health1.2%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household43.3%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household24.9%29.1%
No cars or vans in household23.2%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%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 Dorchester End

  • Sapphire Property Management 0.4 mi
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  • Revell Estates Ltd. 1.1 mi
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