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Elmwood Avenue, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Elmwood Avenue, Colchester · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/elmwood-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO2 9HT.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£234,325
20 sales
Price range
£140k – £395k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 Oct 2024
CO2 9HT

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At a glance

House prices£234k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station38 min walkColchester Town station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold74% freeholdAcross 23 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

20 property sales on Elmwood Avenue, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 23 Oct 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £244,136. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 55% terraced, 25% flat, 10% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Elmwood Avenue range from £140,000 to £395,000. 74% of homes sold here were freehold and 26% leasehold.

House prices on Elmwood Avenue compared

CO2 postcode area£296,548
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Elmwood Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £180,000 (1 sales)2016£180k2017: £155,000 (1 sales)2017£155k2018: £238,667 (3 sales)2018£239k2019: £198,333 (3 sales)2019£198k2021: £244,000 (2 sales)2021£244k2022: £295,625 (4 sales)2022£296k2023: £252,500 (2 sales)2023£253k2024: £216,250 (4 sales)2024£216k

Tenure: 74% freehold and 26% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced11£244,13623 Oct 2024
Flat5£169,0007 Oct 2024
Semi-detached2£248,00030 Nov 2018
Detached2£330,00016 Sep 2022

Sold prices on Elmwood Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
15, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 23 Oct 2024£255,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 7 Oct 2024£160,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 20 Sep 2024£255,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 21 Feb 2024£195,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 25 Aug 2023£230,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 16 Jun 2023£275,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 3 Mar 2023£175,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 21 Oct 2022£327,500 TerracedFreehold
13, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 16 Sep 2022£265,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 29 Jul 2022£195,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 30 Jun 2022£395,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 19 Jan 2022£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 28 Sep 2021£238,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 14 May 2021£250,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 20 Dec 2019£140,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 14 Jun 2019£230,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 21 May 2019£225,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 30 Nov 2018£258,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 9 Nov 2018£238,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 4 Sep 2018£220,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 25 May 2017£180,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 31 Mar 2017£155,000 FlatLeasehold
43, Elmwood Avenue CO2 9HT 25 Jan 2016£180,000 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
33, Elmwood Avenue £220,000 (Sep 2018) → £255,000 (Sep 2024) +16%
over 6 yrs
27, Elmwood Avenue £230,000 (Jun 2019) → £275,000 (Jun 2023) +20%
over 4 yrs
9, Elmwood Avenue £238,000 (Sep 2021) → £327,500 (Oct 2022) +38%
over 1 yr
26, Elmwood Avenue £155,000 (Mar 2017) → £195,000 (Jul 2022) +26%
over 5 yrs
31, Elmwood Avenue £180,000 (May 2017) → £225,000 (May 2019) +25%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Elmwood Avenue

Crime

99 crimes were reported within about a mile of Elmwood Avenue 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 offences44
Anti-social behaviour16
Criminal damage & arson12
Other theft11
Vehicle crime5
Public order3

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

Flood risk

Elmwood Avenue is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries 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 Elmwood Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester 228 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester 608 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery 154 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.4 mi
Kings Ford Academy 152 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
Paxman Academy 873 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Gosbecks Primary School 227 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.6 mi
North East Essex Co-operative Academy 105 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 4–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Prettygate Junior School 250 pupils Primary 7–11 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 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Colchester station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 2.6 mi · 53 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Catherine Hunt Way (adj, John Kent Ave) 2 min walk
  • Lordswood Road (W-bound, Lordswood Rd) 2 min walk
  • Catherine Hunt Way (opp, John Kent Ave) 2 min walk
  • Lordswood Road (E-bound, Lordswood Rd) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 1.1 mi
  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 1.3 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.3 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Shrub End Colchester · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shrub End Foodstore · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Colchester Express Petrol · 0.7 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Colchester · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hutt Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.8 mi
  • Prettygate Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Layer Road Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Colchester Dental Centre · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 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 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
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned54.1%62.5%
Private rented34.7%20.3%
Social rented11.2%17.1%
Households715

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.1%64.1%
Aged 65+9.1%18.6%
Residents1,885

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 Elmwood Avenue

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White79.8%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.3%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%2.9%
Other ethnic group1.8%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion46.7%44.3%
Christian37.5%44.4%
Not answered5%6.2%
Hindu4.3%1.3%
Buddhist3%0.7%
Muslim1.6%2.1%
Other religion1.6%0.6%
Sikh0.2%–

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK80.6%85.5%
Born outside the UK19.4%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above26.3%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications20.6%19.5%
No qualifications17%15.4%
Level 2 qualifications16.6%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%10.3%
Apprenticeship4.7%5.2%
Other qualifications2.8%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health53.5%49.2%
Good health34.2%34.7%
Fair health9.1%11.9%
Bad health2.3%3.3%
Very bad health1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household44.1%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household33.4%29.1%
No cars or vans in household13%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%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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Estate agents near Elmwood Avenue

  • Oakheart Property 1.1 mi
  • Revell Estates Ltd. 1.1 mi
  • Harding Group 1.6 mi
  • Greenwood 1.7 mi
  • Ezemove Ezelet 1.7 mi

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