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Guildford Road, Colchester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO1 2RZ, CO1 2YL, CO1 2QR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£400,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£280,000
37 sales
Price range
£130k – £460k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Feb 2026
CO1 2YL

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At a glance

House prices£400k average12% above the Colchester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station11 min walkColchester Town station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband80% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold76% freeholdAcross 38 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

37 property sales on Guildford Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £400,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £307,500. That is 12% above the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 59% semi-detached, 24% flat, 16% detached. Recorded sale prices on Guildford Road range from £130,000 to £460,000. 76% of homes sold here were freehold and 24% leasehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Guildford Road ranks 166th for average price.

House prices on Guildford Road compared

Guildford Road£400,000
CO1 postcode area£250,439
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £247,750 (2 sales)2016£248k2017: £260,714 (7 sales)2017£261k2018: £265,625 (4 sales)2018£266k2019: £245,000 (3 sales)2019£245k2020: £330,000 (2 sales)2020£330k2021: £253,000 (6 sales)2021£253k2022: £362,500 (4 sales)2022£363k2023: £243,000 (5 sales)2023£243k2024: £295,000 (1 sales)2024£295k2025: £377,000 (2 sales)2025£377k2026: £350,000 (1 sales)2026£350k

Tenure: 76% freehold and 24% leasehold across 38 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached22£307,50027 Feb 2026
Flat9£158,88921 Aug 2023
Detached6£360,8337 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Guildford Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
12A, Guildford Road CO1 2YL 27 Feb 2026£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Guildford Road CO1 2RZ 7 Nov 2025£450,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Guildford Road CO1 2YL 28 Feb 2025£304,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Guildford Road CO1 2RZ 11 Jun 2024£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Guildford Road CO1 2RT 21 Dec 2023£376,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Guildford Road CO1 2YL 4 Oct 2023£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 3, St. James Court, Guildford Road CO1 2QR 21 Aug 2023£180,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, St James Court, Guildford Road CO1 2QR 10 Jul 2023£190,000 FlatLeasehold
53, Guildford Road CO1 2RZ 2 Jun 2023£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 5, St. James Court, Guildford Road CO1 2QR 14 Apr 2023£165,000 FlatLeasehold
36, Guildford Road CO1 2YL 4 Oct 2022£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
79, Guildford Road CO1 2RZ 24 Aug 2022£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Guildford Road CO1 2RZ 14 Apr 2022£460,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Guildford Road CO1 2YL 1 Feb 2022£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12A, Guildford Road CO1 2YL 15 Oct 2021£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Guildford Road CO1 2RT 26 Mar 2021£303,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 8, St. James Court, Guildford Road CO1 2QR 26 Mar 2021£155,000 FlatLeasehold
65, Guildford Road CO1 2RZ 24 Mar 2021£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Guildford Road CO1 2YL 19 Mar 2021£275,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 1, St James Court, Guildford Road CO1 2QR 26 Feb 2021£150,000 FlatLeasehold
56, Guildford Road CO1 2RZ 6 Oct 2020£365,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Guildford Road CO1 2YL 19 Aug 2020£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Guildford Road CO1 2RZ 26 Jul 2019£290,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Guildford Road CO1 2YL 1 Apr 2019£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 6, St James Court, Guildford Road CO1 2QR 28 Jan 2019£165,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Guildford Road CO1 2YL 26 Oct 2018£325,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Guildford Road CO1 2RT 28 Sep 2018£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 2, St. James Court, Guildford Road CO1 2QR 25 May 2018£150,000 FlatLeasehold
44, Guildford Road CO1 2RZ 4 Apr 2018£277,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 8, St. James Court, Guildford Road CO1 2QR 8 Dec 2017£145,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Guildford Road CO1 2RT 5 Dec 2017£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 6, St James Court, Guildford Road CO1 2QR 24 Nov 2017£130,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Guildford Road CO1 2RB 29 Sep 2017£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Guildford Road CO1 2RZ 21 Jul 2017£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Guildford Road CO1 2RT 23 Jun 2017£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Guildford Road CO1 2RT 31 Mar 2017£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Guildford Road CO1 2RT 14 Oct 2016£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Guildford Road CO1 2RZ 15 Aug 2016£230,500 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
12A, Guildford Road £310,000 (Oct 2021) → £350,000 (Feb 2026) +13%
over 4 yrs
49, Guildford Road £230,500 (Aug 2016) → £295,000 (Jun 2024) +28%
over 8 yrs
36, Guildford Road £315,000 (Oct 2022) → £350,000 (Oct 2023) +11%
over under a year
Flat 1, St James Court, Guildford Road £150,000 (Feb 2021) → £190,000 (Jul 2023) +27%
over 2 yrs
53, Guildford Road £250,000 (Jul 2017) → £330,000 (Jun 2023) +32%
over 6 yrs
56, Guildford Road £365,000 (Oct 2020) → £460,000 (Apr 2022) +26%
over 2 yrs
21, Guildford Road £265,000 (Oct 2016) → £303,000 (Mar 2021) +14%
over 4 yrs
Flat 8, St. James Court, Guildford Road £145,000 (Dec 2017) → £155,000 (Mar 2021) +7%
over 3 yrs
Flat 6, St James Court, Guildford Road £130,000 (Nov 2017) → £165,000 (Jan 2019) +27%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Guildford Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St James the Great Church of England Primary School 438 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 209 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 186 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
North Primary School and Nursery 458 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
The Sixth Form College Colchester 16 plus 16–99 Report 0.7 mi
St John's Green Primary School 591 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Helena School 986 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.9 mi
Friars Grove Primary School 408 pupils Primary 5–11 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 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Colchester station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • BT Centre (opp, Cowdray Ave) 5 min walk
  • BT Centre (o/s, Cowdray Ave) 5 min walk
  • The Surgery (o/s, East Hill) 5 min walk
  • The Surgery (opp, East Hill) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 0.8 mi
  • Turner Road Surgery
    The Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Mile End Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Colchester St Andrews Avenue · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Colchester · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Queen Street Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Fittleworth Medical Ltd · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dentoworld · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Health Centre · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Health Centre · 0.5 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
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned65.7%62.5%
Private rented23.2%20.3%
Social rented10.8%17.1%
Households981

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.2%64.1%
Aged 65+17.2%18.6%
Residents2,319

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)80%80%
Gigabit-capable80%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 Guildford Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White80%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.5%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.9%3.5%
Other ethnic group2.9%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian42.6%44.4%
No religion41.9%44.3%
Muslim6.3%2.1%
Not answered6.2%6.2%
Hindu1.4%1.3%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Buddhist0.6%0.7%
Jewish0.2%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK77.1%85.5%
Born outside the UK22.9%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above40.3%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications17.1%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications13.7%14.8%
No qualifications12.1%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%10.3%
Apprenticeship4.1%5.2%
Other qualifications2.8%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health49.9%49.2%
Good health36.3%34.7%
Fair health10.1%11.9%
Bad health3.1%3.3%
Very bad health0.6%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household52.1%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household22.1%29.1%
No cars or vans in household20%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%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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