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Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CO6 2SB, CO6 2TE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£287,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£254,135
26 sales
Price range
£95k – £407k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Aug 2026
CO6 2SB

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At a glance

House prices£288k average19% below the Colchester average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station52 min walkChappel & Wakes Colne station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold87% freeholdAcross 31 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

26 property sales on Foundry Lane, Earls Colne, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £287,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £267,250. That is 19% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 77% terraced, 12% flat, 12% detached. Recorded sale prices on Foundry Lane range from £95,000 to £407,000. 87% of homes sold here were freehold and 13% leasehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Foundry Lane ranks 373rd for average price.

House prices on Foundry Lane compared

Foundry Lane£287,500
CO6 postcode area£446,522
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £193,667 (3 sales)2016£194k2017: £254,100 (5 sales)2017£254k2018: £204,000 (3 sales)2018£204k2019: £266,000 (3 sales)2019£266k2020: £265,000 (3 sales)2020£265k2021: £286,667 (3 sales)2021£287k2023: £248,000 (2 sales)2023£248k2024: £315,000 (1 sales)2024£315k2025: £281,500 (2 sales)2025£282k2026: £317,000 (1 sales)2026£317k

Tenure: 87% freehold and 13% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced20£267,25028 Aug 2026
Flat3£116,66717 Dec 2018
Detached3£304,16721 Mar 2019

Sold prices on Foundry Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
55, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 28 Aug 2026£317,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 28 Nov 2025£258,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 24 Jan 2025£305,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 9 Dec 2024£315,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 20 Jul 2023£201,000 TerracedFreehold
Unit 1, 5, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 16 May 2023£1,100,000 OtherFreehold
The Mill Store, 5, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 16 May 2023£1,100,000 OtherFreehold
3, The Millstore, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 16 May 2023£1,100,000 OtherFreehold
14, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 28 Apr 2023£295,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 22 Sep 2021£290,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 7 Apr 2021£275,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 24 Mar 2021£295,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 31 Jul 2020£285,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 16 Jul 2020£260,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 12 Jun 2020£250,000 TerracedFreehold
Unit 2, Atlas Works, Foundry Lane CO6 2TE 29 Nov 2019£605,000 OtherFreehold
47, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 30 Aug 2019£295,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 8 Jul 2019£245,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 21 Mar 2019£258,000 DetachedFreehold
Unit 1, Atlas Works, Foundry Lane CO6 2TE 18 Dec 2018£680,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 5, Brickwall Court, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 17 Dec 2018£128,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 15 Aug 2018£234,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 22 Feb 2018£250,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 13 Oct 2017£407,000 DetachedFreehold
59, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 15 Sep 2017£247,500 DetachedFreehold
14, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 12 May 2017£239,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 27 Apr 2017£250,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, Brickwall Court, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 26 Jan 2017£127,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 29 Apr 2016£246,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, Coombe Lodge, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 31 Mar 2016£95,000 FlatLeasehold
41, Foundry Lane CO6 2SB 3 Mar 2016£240,000 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
55, Foundry Lane £295,000 (Mar 2021) → £317,000 (Aug 2026) +7%
over 5 yrs
41, Foundry Lane £240,000 (Mar 2016) → £285,000 (Jul 2020) → £305,000 (Jan 2025) +27%
over 9 yrs
28, Foundry Lane £250,000 (Apr 2017) → £315,000 (Dec 2024) +26%
over 8 yrs
14, Foundry Lane £239,000 (May 2017) → £260,000 (Jul 2020) → £295,000 (Apr 2023) +23%
over 6 yrs
22, Foundry Lane £250,000 (Feb 2018) → £290,000 (Sep 2021) +16%
over 4 yrs
59, Foundry Lane £247,500 (Sep 2017) → £258,000 (Mar 2019) +4%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Foundry Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery 402 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School 88 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 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

  • Chappel & Wakes Colne station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
  • Bures station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 27 min walk
  • Marks Tey station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Lion (opp, High St) 2 min walk
  • The Lion (o/s, High St) 3 min walk
  • Station Road (opp, Halstead Rd) 4 min walk
  • Temperance Yard (o/s, High St) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Pump House Surgery
    Nonancourt Way, Earls Colne, Colchester · 0.1 mi
  • The Elizabeth Courtauld Surgery
    Factory Lane West, Halstead · 2.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Earls Colne Foodstore · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Colchester Road · 2.7 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Halstead Superstore · 2.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Parkfields Foodstore · 2.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • The Essex Dental Clinic · 1.4 mi
  • Weavers Court Dental Surgery · 2.9 mi
  • Weavers Court (dental Surgery) · 2.9 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 4 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
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 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
Owned52.3%62.5%
Private rented16.7%20.3%
Social rented31.0%17.1%
Households796

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.0%64.1%
Aged 65+22.0%18.6%
Residents1,863

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 networks81%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks84%92%

Share of homes across Braintree 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 Foundry Lane

Ethnic group

HereBraintree
White96.1%94.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%1.9%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%1.2%

Religion

HereBraintree
No religion48.4%45%
Christian43.7%47.1%
Not answered6.2%5.9%
Muslim1.1%0.7%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Hindu0.1%0.4%
Jewish0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereBraintree
Born in the UK95.1%92.8%
Born outside the UK4.9%7.2%

Highest qualification

HereBraintree
Level 4 qualifications and above25.1%25.8%
No qualifications21%18.4%
Level 3 qualifications18.6%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications15.6%16.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%12.3%
Apprenticeship6%5.9%
Other qualifications2.2%2.7%

General health

HereBraintree
Very good health46%47.3%
Good health33.3%35.6%
Fair health13.8%12.7%
Bad health5%3.5%
Very bad health1.8%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBraintree
1 car or van in household39.7%38.5%
2 cars or vans in household31.9%33.2%
No cars or vans in household17.2%13.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%14.6%

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 Braintree.

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