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Forest Road, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Forest Road, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/forest-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO4 3XG, CO4 3RL, CO4 3XH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£261,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£242,870
27 sales
Price range
£100k – £385k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Aug 2026
CO4 3XG

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At a glance

House prices£262k average27% below the Colchester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station7 min walkHythe (Essex) station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold84% freeholdAcross 44 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

27 property sales on Forest Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £261,667. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £243,500. Average sale prices rose from £184,199 in 2016 to £261,667 in 2026 (+42%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 27% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 44% terraced, 37% semi-detached, 11% flat. Recorded sale prices on Forest Road range from £100,000 to £385,000. 84% of homes sold here were freehold and 16% leasehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Forest Road ranks 423rd for average price.

House prices on Forest Road compared

Forest Road£261,667
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: £184,199 (5 sales)2016£184k2017: £215,000 (2 sales)2017£215k2018: £215,000 (1 sales)2018£215k2019: £191,250 (2 sales)2019£191k2020: £225,000 (1 sales)2020£225k2021: £251,000 (4 sales)2021£251k2022: £250,000 (1 sales)2022£250k2023: £305,000 (3 sales)2023£305k2024: £253,333 (3 sales)2024£253k2025: £335,000 (2 sales)2025£335k2026: £261,667 (3 sales)2026£262k

Tenure: 84% freehold and 16% leasehold across 44 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£243,50029 Jul 2026
Semi-detached10£260,80018 Aug 2026
Flat3£137,5002 Feb 2024
Detached2£307,49819 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Forest Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
119, Forest Road CO4 3XG 18 Aug 2026£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Forest Road CO4 3RP 29 Jul 2026£225,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Forest Road CO4 3RL 11 Feb 2026£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Forest Road CO4 3RL 21 Oct 2025£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
96, Forest Road CO4 3RA 22 Aug 2025£140,000 FlatLeasehold
89, Forest Road CO4 3XH 19 Aug 2025£385,000 DetachedFreehold
86, Forest Road CO4 3RA 19 Jul 2024£300,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Forest Road CO4 3RP 6 Jun 2024£300,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Forest Road CO4 3RL 2 Feb 2024£160,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Forest Road CO4 3RP 25 Sep 2023£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Forest Road CO4 3RL 16 Jun 2023£295,000 TerracedFreehold
109B, Forest Road CO4 3XG 28 Apr 2023£141,000 FlatLeasehold
51, Forest Road CO4 3RE 24 Apr 2023£300,000 TerracedFreehold
109B, Forest Road CO4 3XG 8 Dec 2022£120,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Forest Road CO4 3RL 4 Oct 2022£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
123, Forest Road CO4 3XG 23 Mar 2022£235,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Forest Road CO4 3RL 4 Mar 2022£230,000 TerracedFreehold
110, Forest Road CO4 3XH 1 Dec 2021£266,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, Forest Road CO4 3XH 12 Nov 2021£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Forest Road CO4 3RA 29 Oct 2021£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Forest Road CO4 3RL 20 Aug 2021£225,000 TerracedFreehold
129, Forest Road CO4 3XG 19 Aug 2021£237,000 TerracedFreehold
90, Forest Road CO4 3RA 29 Mar 2021£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
184, Forest Road CO4 3XG 5 Mar 2021£216,000 TerracedFreehold
164, Forest Road CO4 3XG 17 Nov 2020£260,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Forest Road CO4 3RE 12 Aug 2020£225,000 TerracedFreehold
76, Forest Road CO4 3RE 15 Jul 2020£150,000 FlatLeasehold
69, Forest Road CO4 3RA 19 Nov 2019£152,500 FlatLeasehold
8, Forest Road CO4 3RP 16 Sep 2019£201,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Forest Road CO4 3RE 28 May 2019£185,000 OtherFreehold
110, Forest Road CO4 3XH 12 Feb 2019£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Forest Road CO4 3RL 17 Dec 2018£209,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Forest Road CO4 3RA 31 Aug 2018£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
156, Forest Road CO4 3XG 6 Oct 2017£196,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Forest Road CO4 3RP 29 Aug 2017£235,000 TerracedFreehold
132, Forest Road CO4 3XG 11 Aug 2017£216,000 TerracedFreehold
158, Forest Road CO4 3XG 23 Mar 2017£195,000 TerracedFreehold
95, Forest Road CO4 3XH 6 Jan 2017£131,400 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Fairbrother Court, Forest Road CO4 3SD 21 Dec 2016£100,000 FlatLeasehold
132, Forest Road CO4 3XG 3 Oct 2016£175,000 TerracedFreehold
106, Forest Road CO4 3XH 29 Sep 2016£197,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Forest Road CO4 3RP 22 Jul 2016£204,000 TerracedFreehold
120, Forest Road CO4 3XH 11 Mar 2016£229,995 DetachedFreehold
51, Forest Road CO4 3RE 26 Feb 2016£190,000 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
109B, Forest Road £120,000 (Dec 2022) → £141,000 (Apr 2023) +18%
over under a year
51, Forest Road £190,000 (Feb 2016) → £300,000 (Apr 2023) +58%
over 7 yrs
110, Forest Road £230,000 (Feb 2019) → £266,000 (Dec 2021) +16%
over 3 yrs
8, Forest Road £204,000 (Jul 2016) → £201,000 (Sep 2019) -1%
over 3 yrs
132, Forest Road £175,000 (Oct 2016) → £216,000 (Aug 2017) +23%
over under a year

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Schools near Forest Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Unity Primary Academy 432 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
Hazelmere Junior School 229 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery 156 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.5 mi
Colchester Academy 879 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Kendall Church of England Primary School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 186 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Roach Vale Primary School 177 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 197 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 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

  • Hythe (Essex) station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Colchester station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Chase Court (adj, Forest Rd) 1 min walk
  • Penrice Close (adj, Forest Rd) 1 min walk
  • Penrice Close (opp, Forest Rd) 1 min walk
  • Arnold Drive (opp, Avon Way) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 1.7 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Tesco Colchester Superstore · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Greenstead Foodstore · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - University Of Essex - The Mini Store · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Harwich Road Foodstore · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Welpharm Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • The Hythe Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Bromley Road Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Wimpole Road (dental Surgery) · 1.0 mi
  • Dentoworld · 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 2 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
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned24.7%62.5%
Private rented40.8%20.3%
Social rented34.5%17.1%
Households551

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6477.3%64.1%
Aged 65+8.7%18.6%
Residents1,628

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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 Forest Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White73%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.7%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.2%3.5%
Other ethnic group5%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%2.9%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion46.8%44.3%
Christian34.6%44.4%
Not answered8.8%6.2%
Muslim6.7%2.1%
Buddhist1.2%0.7%
Hindu1.1%1.3%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK69.8%85.5%
Born outside the UK30.2%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 3 qualifications33.6%19.5%
Level 4 qualifications and above22%32.2%
No qualifications17.8%15.4%
Level 2 qualifications10.9%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%10.3%
Other qualifications3.9%2.6%
Apprenticeship2.9%5.2%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health47.6%49.2%
Good health32.3%34.7%
Fair health14.9%11.9%
Bad health4.2%3.3%
Very bad health1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household44%42.3%
No cars or vans in household36.9%18.2%
2 cars or vans in household14.4%29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%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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