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Hesper Road, Colchester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO2 8JP, CO2 8JS, CO2 8JR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£320,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£187,350
20 sales
Price range
£128k – £335k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Dec 2025
CO2 8JR

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At a glance

House prices£187k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkHythe (Essex) station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband67% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold79% leaseholdAcross 29 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

20 property sales on Hesper Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £320,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £156,063. Average sale prices rose from £134,600 in 2016 to £239,000 in 2025 (+78%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 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 80% flat, 10% detached, 5% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Hesper Road range from £128,000 to £335,000. 21% of homes sold here were freehold and 79% leasehold.

House prices on Hesper Road compared

CO2 postcode area£296,548
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Hesper Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £134,600 (5 sales)2016£135k2017: £227,500 (2 sales)2017£228k2019: £157,500 (3 sales)2019£158k2020: £142,000 (1 sales)2020£142k2022: £208,700 (5 sales)2022£209k2024: £241,500 (2 sales)2024£242k2025: £239,000 (2 sales)2025£239k

Tenure: 21% freehold and 79% leasehold across 29 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat16£156,06319 Sep 2025
Detached2£317,5005 Dec 2024
Terraced1£295,0004 Jan 2022
Semi-detached1£320,00017 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Hesper Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, Hesper Road CO2 8JR 17 Dec 2025£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 19 Sep 2025£158,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Hesper Road CO2 8JR 20 Jun 2025£318,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Hesper Road CO2 8JS 5 Dec 2024£335,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 14 Jun 2024£148,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 31 May 2023£242,500 FlatLeasehold
32, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 6 Apr 2023£150,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 1 Nov 2022£251,500 FlatLeasehold
2, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 12 Aug 2022£155,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 10 Aug 2022£185,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 17 May 2022£180,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 6 May 2022£150,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 14 Apr 2022£162,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Hesper Road CO2 8JR 4 Jan 2022£295,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 30 Nov 2020£142,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 13 Dec 2019£170,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Hesper Road CO2 8JS 1 Oct 2019£295,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 14 Mar 2019£157,500 FlatLeasehold
16, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 14 Jan 2019£145,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 17 Apr 2018£160,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 3 Oct 2017£155,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Hesper Road CO2 8JS 14 Sep 2017£300,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 2 Sep 2016£145,000 FlatLeasehold
13, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 22 Jul 2016£140,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 24 Jun 2016£130,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 6 Jun 2016£130,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 6 May 2016£128,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 31 Mar 2016£130,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Maria Court, Hesper Road CO2 8JP 24 Mar 2016£125,000 FlatLeasehold

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
2, Hesper Road £300,000 (Sep 2017) → £335,000 (Dec 2024) +12%
over 7 yrs
2, Maria Court, Hesper Road £145,000 (Sep 2016) → £155,000 (Aug 2022) +7%
over 6 yrs
1, Maria Court, Hesper Road £160,000 (Apr 2018) → £185,000 (Aug 2022) +16%
over 4 yrs
26, Maria Court, Hesper Road £125,000 (Mar 2016) → £162,000 (Apr 2022) +30%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near Hesper Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Kendall Church of England Primary School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Unity Primary Academy 432 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
St. George's School 609 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Old Heath Community Primary School 209 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 209 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.9 mi
St James the Great Church of England Primary School 438 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery 156 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 1.0 mi
Hazelmere Junior School 229 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 1.0 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 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Colchester station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Maudlyn Road (adj, Hythe Hill) 3 min walk
  • Maudlyn Road (opp, Hythe Hill) 3 min walk
  • St Leonard's Church (o/s, Hythe Hill) 4 min walk
  • St Leonard's Church (opp, Hythe Hill) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Tesco Colchester Superstore · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wimpole Road Foodstore · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Old Heath Foodstore · 0.6 mi
  • Spar Spar - University Of Essex - The Mini Store · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • The Hythe Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Welpharm Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Fittleworth Medical Ltd · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Wimpole Road (dental Surgery) · 0.5 mi
  • Dentoworld · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Care · 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
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned24.5%62.5%
Private rented33.0%20.3%
Social rented42.2%17.1%
Households445

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6482.8%64.1%
Aged 65+2.5%18.6%
Residents1,704

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)67%80%
Gigabit-capable67%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 Hesper Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White61.1%87%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17.1%3.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.8%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%2.9%
Other ethnic group3%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion41.1%44.3%
Christian30.5%44.4%
Not answered19.2%6.2%
Muslim4.9%2.1%
Hindu1.8%1.3%
Buddhist1.2%0.7%
Sikh0.8%–
Other religion0.5%0.6%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK72.6%85.5%
Born outside the UK27.4%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 3 qualifications44.1%19.5%
Level 4 qualifications and above21.9%32.2%
Level 2 qualifications10.3%14.8%
No qualifications8.9%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%10.3%
Other qualifications3.7%2.6%
Apprenticeship2.6%5.2%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health53.5%49.2%
Good health32.7%34.7%
Fair health10.6%11.9%
Bad health2.7%3.3%
Very bad health0.5%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household40.1%42.3%
No cars or vans in household36.5%18.2%
2 cars or vans in household18%29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%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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  • Premier International Estates 1.0 mi
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