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High Street, Brightlingsea, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: High Street, Brightlingsea, Colchester · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/high-street-brightlingsea/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO7 0AQ, CO7 0EG, CO7 0AG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£205,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£240,814
35 sales
Price range
£68k – £835k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Nov 2025
CO7 0EG

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At a glance

House prices£241k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 4 min walkGreat Bentley station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband64% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold76% freeholdAcross 49 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

35 property sales on High Street, Brightlingsea, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £205,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £235,333. Average sale prices rose from £214,875 in 2016 to £266,667 in 2025 (+24%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 43% terraced, 20% detached, 20% flat. Recorded sale prices on High Street range from £68,000 to £835,000. 76% of homes sold here were freehold and 24% leasehold.

House prices on High Street compared

CO7 postcode area£395,860
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. High Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £214,875 (4 sales)2016£215k2017: £211,374 (8 sales)2017£211k2018: £166,333 (3 sales)2018£166k2019: £200,100 (5 sales)2019£200k2020: £245,000 (1 sales)2020£245k2021: £365,625 (4 sales)2021£366k2022: £280,750 (4 sales)2022£281k2023: £184,000 (2 sales)2023£184k2024: £380,000 (1 sales)2024£380k2025: £266,667 (3 sales)2025£267k

Tenure: 76% freehold and 24% leasehold across 49 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced15£235,33325 Nov 2025
Detached7£366,92819 May 2025
Flat7£114,85716 Jun 2023
Semi-detached6£254,33315 Jul 2022

Sold prices on High Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
103, High Street CO7 0EG 25 Nov 2025£205,000 TerracedFreehold
25, High Street CO7 0AG 19 Nov 2025£150,000 OtherFreehold
29, High Street CO7 0AG 26 Sep 2025£200,000 TerracedFreehold
105, High Street CO7 0EG 29 Aug 2025£265,000 TerracedFreehold
94, High Street CO7 0EG 19 May 2025£330,000 DetachedFreehold
Jacobs Court, High Street 30 Aug 2024£33,000 OtherFreehold
64, High Street CO7 0AQ 6 Aug 2024£380,000 DetachedFreehold
36A, High Street CO7 0AQ 28 Jun 2024£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 1, Jacobs Court, High Street CO7 0AQ 16 Jun 2023£120,000 FlatLeasehold
The Brightlingsea Motel, 1, High Street CO7 0AE 24 Mar 2023£500,000 OtherFreehold
103, High Street CO7 0EG 1 Feb 2023£248,000 TerracedFreehold
61 - 63, High Street CO7 0AQ 6 Dec 2022£100,000 OtherLeasehold
First Floor Flat, 19, High Street CO7 0AG 28 Oct 2022£165,000 FlatLeasehold
80, High Street CO7 0EG 7 Oct 2022£275,000 TerracedLeasehold
86, High Street CO7 0EG 29 Jul 2022£325,000 TerracedFreehold
Jacobs Hall West, 44 - 48, High Street CO7 0AQ 15 Jul 2022£358,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
West Cottage, High Street CO7 0AQ 20 Dec 2021£835,000 DetachedFreehold
22A, High Street CO7 0AG 11 Nov 2021£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
89, High Street CO7 0EG 9 Jul 2021£177,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, High Street CO7 0AQ 26 Mar 2021£230,000 TerracedFreehold
94, High Street CO7 0EG 29 May 2020£245,000 DetachedFreehold
Studio First Floor Flat, 19, High Street CO7 0AG 25 Mar 2020£49,000 FlatLeasehold
Ground Floor Flat, 19, High Street CO7 0AG 20 Dec 2019£56,500 FlatLeasehold
105, High Street CO7 0EG 25 Nov 2019£212,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat, 61 - 63, High Street CO7 0AQ 8 Nov 2019£305,000 OtherFreehold
39, High Street CO7 0AQ 20 Jun 2019£310,000 TerracedFreehold
36A, High Street CO7 0AQ 23 May 2019£100,000 FlatLeasehold
60, High Street CO7 0AQ 13 May 2019£242,500 DetachedFreehold
Flat 10, Jacobs Court, High Street CO7 0AQ 18 Jan 2019£136,000 FlatLeasehold
56, High Street CO7 0AQ 9 Nov 2018£140,000 OtherFreehold
79, High Street CO7 0EG 20 Aug 2018£205,000 TerracedFreehold
105, High Street CO7 0EG 11 May 2018£204,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 10, Jacobs Court, High Street CO7 0AQ 18 Apr 2018£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Bank Flat, 20, High Street CO7 0AG 8 Dec 2017£173,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 19 - 23, High Street CO7 0AG 7 Dec 2017£68,000 FlatLeasehold
Jacobs Hall West, 44 - 48, High Street CO7 0AQ 28 Nov 2017£328,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, High Street CO7 0AG 12 Sep 2017£205,000 OtherFreehold
75, High Street CO7 0AQ 8 Sep 2017£201,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, High Street CO7 0AQ 8 Sep 2017£241,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
94, High Street CO7 0EG 16 Aug 2017£249,995 DetachedFreehold
83, High Street CO7 0EG 18 Jul 2017£180,000 TerracedFreehold
18, High Street CO7 0AE 3 Jul 2017£154,000 OtherFreehold
34, High Street CO7 0AQ 28 Apr 2017£50,000 FlatFreehold
Flat 11, Jacobs Court, High Street CO7 0AQ 21 Apr 2017£125,000 FlatLeasehold
71, High Street CO7 0AQ 7 Apr 2017£297,500 TerracedFreehold
91, High Street CO7 0EG 9 Sep 2016£286,000 DetachedFreehold
101, High Street CO7 0EG 12 Aug 2016£149,000 TerracedFreehold
76, High Street CO7 0AQ 15 Jul 2016£248,500 TerracedFreehold
105, High Street CO7 0EG 11 Mar 2016£176,000 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
103, High Street £248,000 (Feb 2023) → £205,000 (Nov 2025) -17%
over 3 yrs
105, High Street £176,000 (Mar 2016) → £204,000 (May 2018) → £212,000 (Nov 2019) → £265,000 (Aug 2025) +51%
over 9 yrs
94, High Street £249,995 (Aug 2017) → £245,000 (May 2020) → £330,000 (May 2025) +32%
over 8 yrs
36A, High Street £100,000 (May 2019) → £120,000 (Jun 2024) +20%
over 5 yrs
Jacobs Hall West, 44 - 48, High Street £328,500 (Nov 2017) → £358,000 (Jul 2022) +9%
over 5 yrs
Flat 10, Jacobs Court, High Street £90,000 (Apr 2018) → £136,000 (Jan 2019) +51%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near High Street

Crime

48 crimes were reported within about a mile of High Street in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences24
Anti-social behaviour10
Criminal damage & arson4
Vehicle crime3
Burglary2
Other theft2

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

Flood risk

High Street is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • The tidal River Colne from Brightlingsea to Wivenhoe Flood alert area
  • The tidal River Colne at Point Clear and Saint Osyth Creek Flood alert area
  • The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries Flood alert area
  • The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour 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 High Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery 653 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Colne Community School 1,289 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.8 mi
St Osyth Church of England Primary School 290 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Good Report 2.3 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

  • Great Bentley station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
  • Alresford (Essex) station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
  • Wivenhoe station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • High Street (E-bound, High St) 1 min walk
  • High Street (W-bound, High St) 1 min walk
  • Hurst Green (opp, Hurst Green) 2 min walk
  • Hurst Green (adj, Hurst Green) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colne Medical Centre
    40 Station Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Brightlingsea Express · 0.2 mi
  • Spar Spar - Brightlingsea Post Office · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Brightlingsea Foodstore · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsbury's Brightlingsea · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Brightling Sea Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • Colne View Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Natrelles · 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 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.5%62.5%
Private rented14.9%20.3%
Social rented4.7%17.1%
Households901

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.6%64.1%
Aged 65+28.1%18.6%
Residents1,963

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)64%80%
Gigabit-capable64%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 networks77%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across Tendring 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 High Street

Ethnic group

HereTendring
White97.8%96.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%1.6%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.6%

Religion

HereTendring
No religion46.2%43.2%
Christian44.8%49.3%
Not answered7.5%5.9%
Hindu0.5%0.2%
Other religion0.5%0.5%
Muslim0.4%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereTendring
Born in the UK95.2%95%
Born outside the UK4.8%5%

Highest qualification

HereTendring
Level 4 qualifications and above26.5%19.9%
No qualifications19%26.2%
Level 3 qualifications18.3%15.6%
Level 2 qualifications15.7%15.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%12.9%
Apprenticeship7.4%6.8%
Other qualifications2.9%3.3%

General health

HereTendring
Very good health44.6%39.4%
Good health35.1%35.6%
Fair health14%17.2%
Bad health4.9%6%
Very bad health1.5%1.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereTendring
1 car or van in household41.8%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household30.7%25.8%
No cars or vans in household14.7%20.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.8%10.8%

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 Tendring.

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