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Gainsborough Road, Colchester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO3 4QN, CO3 4QW, CO3 4QP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£305,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£347,812
24 sales
Price range
£265k – £480k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Dec 2025
CO3 4QP

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At a glance

House prices£348k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station30 min walkColchester Town station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 25 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

24 property sales on Gainsborough Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £305,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £375,666. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 63% detached, 38% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Gainsborough Road range from £265,000 to £480,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Gainsborough Road compared

CO3 postcode area£360,427
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Gainsborough Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £323,000 (1 sales)2016£323k2017: £339,249 (4 sales)2017£339k2018: £314,500 (4 sales)2018£315k2019: £318,667 (3 sales)2019£319k2021: £395,000 (1 sales)2021£395k2022: £357,000 (1 sales)2022£357k2023: £355,000 (2 sales)2023£355k2024: £401,625 (4 sales)2024£402k2025: £346,250 (4 sales)2025£346k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached15£375,66619 Sep 2025
Semi-detached9£301,38918 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Gainsborough Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
8, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QP 18 Dec 2025£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QW 19 Sep 2025£390,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QN 30 May 2025£360,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QP 9 Jan 2025£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QN 4 Oct 2024£279,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QW 2 Aug 2024£480,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QW 4 Jun 2024£310,000 OtherFreehold
58, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QW 21 May 2024£420,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QW 17 May 2024£427,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QW 14 Jul 2023£375,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QN 28 Mar 2023£335,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QW 1 Aug 2022£357,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QW 21 Apr 2021£395,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QP 20 Dec 2019£276,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QP 25 Oct 2019£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QN 3 Sep 2019£415,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QN 15 Nov 2018£300,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QN 30 May 2018£370,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QP 27 Apr 2018£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QP 11 Jan 2018£313,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QN 17 Nov 2017£365,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QP 18 Aug 2017£312,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QW 9 Aug 2017£330,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QN 23 Jun 2017£349,995 DetachedFreehold
16, Gainsborough Road CO3 4QN 29 Jan 2016£323,000 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
7, Gainsborough Road £265,000 (Oct 2019) → £330,000 (Jan 2025) +25%
over 5 yrs
43, Gainsborough Road £395,000 (Apr 2021) → £427,000 (May 2024) +8%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Gainsborough Road

Crime

137 crimes were reported within about a mile of Gainsborough Road 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 offences68
Anti-social behaviour17
Criminal damage & arson17
Other theft12
Public order7
Vehicle crime4

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

Flood risk

Gainsborough Road 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 Gainsborough Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Philip Morant School and College 1,888 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.1 mi
Prettygate Junior School 250 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.2 mi
Prettygate Infant School 172 pupils Primary 5–7 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Benedict's Catholic College 905 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Colchester County High School for Girls 1,198 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
North East Essex Co-operative Academy 105 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 4–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Mary's School for Girls 424 pupils Other independent school 2–17 Report 0.6 mi
Paxman Academy 873 pupils Secondary 11–16 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 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Colchester station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 2.5 mi · 49 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Handy Fisher Court (o/s, The Commons) 2 min walk
  • Handy Fisher Court (opp, The Commons) 2 min walk
  • Norman Way (N-bound, Norman Way) 4 min walk
  • Boadicea Way North (adj, Shrub End Rd) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Prettygate Foodstore · 0.2 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Colchester · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Colchester Express Petrol · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shrub End Foodstore · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Prettygate Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Ambrose Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • The Avenue (dental Surgery) · 0.6 mi
  • Artisaine Ltd · 0.6 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 5 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 disability4 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned72.3%62.5%
Private rented10.8%20.3%
Social rented16.7%17.1%
Households621

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.2%64.1%
Aged 65+24.9%18.6%
Residents1,500

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 Gainsborough Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White88.8%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%3.5%
Other ethnic group1.5%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian48.6%44.4%
No religion41.7%44.3%
Not answered4.3%6.2%
Muslim2.3%2.1%
Hindu1.4%1.3%
Buddhist0.9%0.7%
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Sikh0.2%–

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK88.6%85.5%
Born outside the UK11.4%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above26.3%32.2%
No qualifications21.4%15.4%
Level 3 qualifications18%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications15.1%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%10.3%
Apprenticeship6%5.2%
Other qualifications3.1%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health43.4%49.2%
Good health36.1%34.7%
Fair health15.5%11.9%
Bad health3.7%3.3%
Very bad health1.3%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household41.5%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household29.1%29.1%
No cars or vans in household20.2%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%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 Gainsborough Road

  • Oakheart Property 0.2 mi
  • Harding Group 1.0 mi
  • Ezemove Ezelet 1.0 mi
  • Greenwood 1.0 mi
  • Boydens 1.1 mi

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