Eld Lane, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Eld Lane, Colchester · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/eld-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO1 1PE, CO1 1LS.

Average price (last 12 months)

£142,000

2 sales

Average price (since 2018)

£140,224

38 sales

Price range

£100k – £179k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

12 Jun 2026

CO1 1PE

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At a glance

House prices£142k average60% below the Colchester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station4 min walkColchester Town station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold81% leaseholdAcross 52 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

38 property sales on Eld Lane, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £142,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £140,224. That is 60% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 14 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 10 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Eld Lane range from £100,000 to £178,500. 19% of homes sold here were freehold and 81% leasehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Eld Lane ranks 558th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Eld Lane compared

Eld Lane£142,000

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

Tenure: 19% freehold and 81% leasehold across 52 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	38	£140,224	12 Jun 2026

Sold prices on Eld Lane

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Flat 14, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	29 Jun 2026	£145,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 17, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	12 Jun 2026	£134,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 22, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	12 Dec 2025	£150,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 25, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	26 Aug 2025	£165,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 24, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	20 Mar 2025	£178,000	Flat	Leasehold
37, Eld Lane CO1 1LS	10 Mar 2025	£200,000	Other	Freehold
37, Eld Lane CO1 1LS	10 Mar 2025	£200,000	Other	Freehold
38, Eld Lane CO1 1LS	10 Mar 2025	£215,625	Other	Freehold
38, Eld Lane CO1 1LS	10 Mar 2025	£215,625	Other	Freehold
Flat 2, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	2 Oct 2024	£120,000	Flat	Leasehold
Lion Walk House, 31B, Eld Lane CO1 1LS	16 Jul 2024	£178,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 19, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	23 Jun 2023	£128,000	Flat	Leasehold
28, Eld Lane CO1 1LS	26 May 2023	£370,000	Other	Freehold
Flat 13, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	27 Jan 2023	£140,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 5, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	13 May 2022	£135,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	13 May 2022	£155,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 4, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	27 Aug 2021	£120,000	Flat	Leasehold
31C, Eld Lane CO1 1LS	6 Aug 2021	£124,999	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 21, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	23 Apr 2021	£135,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Lion Walk House, 31B, Eld Lane CO1 1LS	6 Apr 2021	£173,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 26, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	18 Dec 2020	£135,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 23, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	17 Dec 2020	£145,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 18, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	20 Nov 2020	£130,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 16, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	9 Oct 2020	£135,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 24, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	26 Aug 2020	£142,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 22, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	25 Aug 2020	£135,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 25, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	30 Jun 2020	£145,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 2, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	24 Jul 2019	£115,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 19, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	12 Jul 2019	£115,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 20, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	1 Jul 2019	£155,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
5A - 5B, Eld Lane CO1 1LS	12 Apr 2019	£285,000	Other	Freehold
Flat 15, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	12 Oct 2018	£135,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	13 Aug 2018	£100,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 14, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	10 Jul 2018	£150,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 3, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	11 Jun 2018	£129,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 13, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	31 May 2018	£135,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 12, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	29 Mar 2018	£135,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 16, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	16 Mar 2018	£135,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 11, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	14 Mar 2018	£152,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 4, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	8 Mar 2018	£118,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 7, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	7 Mar 2018	£140,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 8, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	2 Mar 2018	£140,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 9, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	1 Mar 2018	£165,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 17, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	28 Feb 2018	£147,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 10, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	28 Feb 2018	£133,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 6, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	1 Feb 2018	£150,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 5, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	26 Jan 2018	£130,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 1, Victoria House, Eld Lane CO1 1PE	19 Jan 2018	£135,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
5A - 5B, Eld Lane CO1 1LS	1 Dec 2017	£300,000	Other	Freehold
5C, Eld Lane CO1 1LS	14 Jul 2017	£175,000	Terraced	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
Flat 14, Victoria House, Eld Lane	£150,000 (Jul 2018) → £145,000 (Jun 2026)	-3% over 8 yrs
Flat 17, Victoria House, Eld Lane	£147,000 (Feb 2018) → £134,000 (Jun 2026)	-9% over 8 yrs
Flat 22, Victoria House, Eld Lane	£135,000 (Aug 2020) → £150,000 (Dec 2025)	+11% over 5 yrs
Flat 25, Victoria House, Eld Lane	£145,000 (Jun 2020) → £165,000 (Aug 2025)	+14% over 5 yrs
Flat 24, Victoria House, Eld Lane	£142,500 (Aug 2020) → £178,000 (Mar 2025)	+25% over 5 yrs
Flat 2, Victoria House, Eld Lane	£100,000 (Aug 2018) → £115,000 (Jul 2019) → £120,000 (Oct 2024)	+20% over 6 yrs
Lion Walk House, 31B, Eld Lane	£173,000 (Apr 2021) → £178,500 (Jul 2024)	+3% over 3 yrs
Flat 19, Victoria House, Eld Lane	£115,000 (Jul 2019) → £128,000 (Jun 2023)	+11% over 4 yrs
Flat 13, Victoria House, Eld Lane	£135,000 (May 2018) → £140,000 (Jan 2023)	+4% over 5 yrs
Flat 1, Victoria House, Eld Lane	£135,000 (Jan 2018) → £155,000 (May 2022)	+15% over 4 yrs
Flat 5, Victoria House, Eld Lane	£130,000 (Jan 2018) → £135,000 (May 2022)	+4% over 4 yrs
Flat 4, Victoria House, Eld Lane	£118,000 (Mar 2018) → £120,000 (Aug 2021)	+2% over 3 yrs
Flat 16, Victoria House, Eld Lane	£135,000 (Mar 2018) → £135,000 (Oct 2020)	+0% over 3 yrs
5A - 5B, Eld Lane	£300,000 (Dec 2017) → £285,000 (Apr 2019)	-5% over 1 yr

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Schools near Eld Lane

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St John's Green Primary School 591 pupils	Primary	5–11	Report	0.2 mi
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 209 pupils	Primary Catholic	4–11	Outstanding Report	0.3 mi
The Sixth Form College Colchester	16 plus	16–99	Report	0.4 mi
Colchester Prep & High School 280 pupils	Other independent school	2–16	Report	0.5 mi
St James the Great Church of England Primary School 438 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
North Primary School and Nursery 458 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
Colchester Royal Grammar School 1,073 pupils	Secondary Christian	11–18	Inadequate Report	0.6 mi
St. George's School 609 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.6 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 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
Colchester station 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
Hythe (Essex) station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Osborne Street (Stop Ae, Osborne St) 1 min walk
Osborne Street (Stop Af, Osborne St) 1 min walk
Osborne Street (Stop Ad, Osborne St) 2 min walk
Stanwell Street (Stop Ba, Stanwell St) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Beacon House Ministries
24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 0.3 mi
Colchester Medical Practice
78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.4 mi
East Hill Surgery
78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.4 mi
Creffield Medical Group
Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

Sainsburys Sainsburys Colchester · 0.1 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Colchester Express · 0.1 mi
Spar Spar - Colchester · 0.1 mi
Iceland Iceland Colchester 3 · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.0 mi
Colchester City Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
Queen Street Pharmacy · 0.1 mi

Dentists

The Toothplace · 0.1 mi
Dental Health Centre · 0.1 mi
Dental Care · 0.1 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 3 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.

Income	5 of 10
Employment	5 of 10
Education and skills	4 of 10
Health and disability	3 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	5 of 10
Living environment	3 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	28.0%	62.5%
Private rented	65.9%	20.3%
Social rented	6.1%	17.1%
Households	683

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	6.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	77.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	15.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,119

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	34%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	0%	80%
Gigabit-capable	0%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	84%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	99%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	86%	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 Eld Lane

Ethnic group

	Here	Colchester
White	81%	87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	8%	5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	4.1%	3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.9%	2.9%
Other ethnic group	3.1%	1.5%

Religion

	Here	Colchester
No religion	44.3%	44.3%
Christian	40.9%	44.4%
Not answered	6.7%	6.2%
Muslim	4.9%	2.1%
Hindu	1.5%	1.3%
Buddhist	1%	0.7%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%
Jewish	0.2%	0.2%

Country of birth

	Here	Colchester
Born in the UK	62.9%	85.5%
Born outside the UK	37.1%	14.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Colchester
Level 4 qualifications and above	39.5%	32.2%
Level 3 qualifications	17.7%	19.5%
No qualifications	14.4%	15.4%
Level 2 qualifications	12.1%	14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	8.9%	10.3%
Other qualifications	4%	2.6%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	5.2%

General health

	Here	Colchester
Very good health	44.1%	49.2%
Good health	38.5%	34.7%
Fair health	12.9%	11.9%
Bad health	3.7%	3.3%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Colchester
No cars or vans in household	53.2%	18.2%
1 car or van in household	36.3%	42.3%
2 cars or vans in household	9%	29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	1.5%	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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