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Foundation Way, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Foundation Way, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/foundation-way/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£368,750
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£285,913
23 sales
Price range
£214k – £413k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 May 2026
CO2 9FY

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At a glance

House prices£369k average3% above the Colchester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station35 min walkColchester Town station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 24 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

23 property sales on Foundation Way, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £368,750. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £282,786. Average sale prices rose from £271,667 in 2016 to £368,750 in 2026 (+36%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 3% above the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 4 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 61% semi-detached, 22% detached, 17% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Foundation Way range from £213,500 to £412,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Foundation Way ranks 209th for average price.

House prices on Foundation Way compared

Foundation Way£368,750
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: £271,667 (3 sales)2016£272k2017: £257,500 (4 sales)2017£258k2018: £286,500 (1 sales)2018£287k2019: £215,000 (1 sales)2019£215k2020: £269,625 (4 sales)2020£270k2021: £295,000 (3 sales)2021£295k2023: £365,000 (1 sales)2023£365k2024: £254,250 (2 sales)2024£254k2025: £327,500 (2 sales)2025£328k2026: £368,750 (2 sales)2026£369k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£282,78617 Feb 2026
Detached5£340,0007 May 2026
Terraced4£229,2505 Apr 2024

Sold prices on Foundation Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
14, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 7 May 2026£412,500 DetachedFreehold
19, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 17 Feb 2026£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 30 Jan 2025£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 3 Jan 2025£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 13 Sep 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 5 Apr 2024£258,500 TerracedFreehold
26, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 27 Jul 2023£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 29 Oct 2021£350,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 16 Aug 2021£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 15 Jan 2021£285,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 11 Dec 2020£325,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 11 Dec 2020£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 7 Sep 2020£213,500 TerracedFreehold
18, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 27 Mar 2020£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 29 Mar 2019£215,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 29 Aug 2018£286,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 14 Aug 2017£282,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 30 Jun 2017£225,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 30 Jun 2017£230,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 22 May 2017£278,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 24 Mar 2017£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 23 Sep 2016£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 29 Jul 2016£327,500 DetachedFreehold
28, Foundation Way CO2 9FY 10 Jun 2016£267,500 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
25, Foundation Way £240,000 (Mar 2017) → £295,000 (Jan 2025) +23%
over 8 yrs
28, Foundation Way £267,500 (Jun 2016) → £305,000 (Dec 2020) → £360,000 (Jan 2025) +35%
over 9 yrs
15, Foundation Way £215,000 (Mar 2019) → £258,500 (Apr 2024) +20%
over 5 yrs
18, Foundation Way £220,000 (Sep 2016) → £235,000 (Mar 2020) +7%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Foundation Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Thomas Lord Audley School 940 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 149 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.6 mi
Monkwick Junior School 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester 608 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Cherry Tree Academy 180 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester 228 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery 154 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 1.1 mi
Kings Ford Academy 152 pupils Primary 7–11 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 Town station 1.7 mi · 35 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk
  • Wivenhoe station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fowler Road (opp, Hooper Ave) 1 min walk
  • Fowler Road (adj, Hooper Ave) 1 min walk
  • Roman Way (adj, Berechurch Hall Rd) 2 min walk
  • James Parnell Drive (adj, William Harris Way) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 1.1 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.4 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 1.8 mi
  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 1.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Colchester Mersea Rd · 0.6 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar-The Willows Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Abbots Road, Colchester · 1.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shrub End Foodstore · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Mersea Road Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Abbey Field Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Hutt Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Mersea Road Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Colchester Dental Centre · 0.8 mi
  • Layer Road Dental Surgery · 1.0 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned56.7%62.5%
Private rented14.9%20.3%
Social rented28.2%17.1%
Households756

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.7%64.1%
Aged 65+8.7%18.6%
Residents2,028

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 Foundation Way

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White88%87%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.8%3.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%2.9%
Other ethnic group1.1%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion53.1%44.3%
Christian38%44.4%
Not answered6.3%6.2%
Muslim1.4%2.1%
Other religion0.6%0.6%
Hindu0.4%1.3%
Sikh0.1%–
Buddhist0%0.7%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK84.4%85.5%
Born outside the UK15.6%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above25.1%32.2%
Level 2 qualifications19.3%14.8%
Level 3 qualifications17.3%19.5%
No qualifications16.3%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.9%10.3%
Apprenticeship6.1%5.2%
Other qualifications1.9%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health51.2%49.2%
Good health33.7%34.7%
Fair health11%11.9%
Bad health3.5%3.3%
Very bad health0.6%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household39%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household33.6%29.1%
No cars or vans in household16.3%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%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 Foundation Way

  • Revell Estates Ltd. 0.2 mi
  • Sapphire Property Management 1.6 mi
  • Oakheart Property 1.8 mi
  • Greenwood 1.8 mi
  • Michaels 1.8 mi

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