High Street, West Mersea, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: High Street, West Mersea, Colchester · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/high-street-west-mersea/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO5 8SD, CO5 8QD, CO5 8JE.

Average price (last 12 months)

£255,000

3 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£242,010

62 sales

Price range

£75k – £1.38m

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

29 Jul 2026

CO5 8QA

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At a glance

House prices£255k average29% below the Colchester average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest stationOver 5 miles awayBus stop 1 min walk Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold66% leaseholdAcross 73 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

62 property sales on High Street, West Mersea, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £255,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £153,800. Average sale prices rose from £202,833 in 2016 to £255,000 in 2026 (+26%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 29% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 16 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 14 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 68% flat, 19% detached, 8% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on High Street range from £75,000 to £1,375,000. 34% of homes sold here were freehold and 66% leasehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, High Street ranks 435th for average price.

House prices on High Street compared

High Street£255,000

CO5 postcode area£417,336

Colchester£356,821

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 34% freehold and 66% leasehold across 73 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	42	£153,800	8 Jul 2026
Detached	12	£518,417	21 Oct 2025
Semi-detached	5	£300,800	21 May 2024
Terraced	3	£273,333	29 Jul 2026

Sold prices on High Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
21, High Street CO5 8QA	29 Jul 2026	£275,000	Terraced	Leasehold
Flat 33, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	8 Jul 2026	£180,000	Flat	Leasehold
64, High Street CO5 8JE	26 Jun 2026	£310,000	Terraced	Freehold
10, High Street CO5 8QD	21 Oct 2025	£825,000	Detached	Freehold
29A, High Street CO5 8QA	27 Aug 2025	£40,000	Other	Leasehold
Flat 9, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	25 Oct 2024	£178,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 27, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	24 Sep 2024	£160,000	Flat	Leasehold
7, High Street CO5 8QD	28 May 2024	£250,000	Detached	Freehold
50, High Street CO5 8JE	21 May 2024	£334,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 9, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	4 Sep 2023	£170,000	Flat	Leasehold
West Mersea Hall, 4, High Street CO5 8QD	24 Aug 2023	£1,375,000	Detached	Freehold
Flat 16, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	3 Jul 2023	£220,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	17 Feb 2023	£125,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 29, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	31 Jan 2023	£150,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	13 Jan 2023	£165,000	Flat	Leasehold
20, High Street CO5 8QD	16 Dec 2022	£205,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 22, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	16 Dec 2022	£150,000	Flat	Leasehold
27, High Street CO5 8QA	9 Sep 2022	£247,300	Flat	Leasehold
19, High Street CO5 8QA	31 Aug 2022	£235,000	Terraced	Leasehold
27A, High Street CO5 8QA	8 Jul 2022	£230,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
Flat 32, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	27 May 2022	£132,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 34, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	20 May 2022	£125,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 12, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	26 Apr 2022	£140,000	Flat	Leasehold
3, High Street CO5 8QD	16 Dec 2021	£340,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 33, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	21 Oct 2021	£150,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 20, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	29 Sep 2021	£162,500	Flat	Leasehold
1, High Street CO5 8QD	3 Sep 2021	£733,846	Other	Freehold
Flat 10, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	5 Aug 2021	£175,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 12, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	17 Jun 2021	£75,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 19, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	19 Apr 2021	£147,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 11, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	23 Mar 2021	£152,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 25, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	8 Mar 2021	£137,000	Flat	Leasehold
6, High Street CO5 8QD	5 Mar 2021	£1,050,000	Detached	Freehold
Flat 33, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	1 Mar 2021	£145,000	Flat	Leasehold
37, High Street CO5 8QA	3 Feb 2021	£369,880	Other	Freehold
Flat 4, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	4 Dec 2020	£144,000	Flat	Leasehold
3, High Street CO5 8QD	31 Jul 2020	£400,000	Other	Freehold
10, High Street CO5 8QD	24 Jun 2020	£725,000	Other	Freehold
53, High Street CO5 8JE	24 Jun 2020	£335,000	Detached	Freehold
Flat 7, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	29 May 2020	£145,000	Flat	Leasehold
56, High Street CO5 8JE	6 Apr 2020	£535,000	Detached	Freehold
Flat 9, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	14 Feb 2020	£140,000	Flat	Leasehold
16, High Street CO5 8QD	7 Feb 2020	£315,000	Detached	Freehold
Flat 3, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	7 Feb 2020	£164,000	Flat	Leasehold
46, High Street CO5 8QA	31 Jan 2020	£375,000	Other	Freehold
44, High Street CO5 8QA	28 Jan 2020	£395,000	Other	Freehold
Flat 21, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	8 Nov 2019	£135,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 18, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	11 Oct 2019	£180,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 29, Hall Barn, High Street CO5 8SD	6 Aug 2019	£145,000	Flat	Leasehold
48, High Street CO5 8QA	7 Jun 2019	£280,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
Flat 33, Hall Barn, High Street	£145,000 (Mar 2021) → £150,000 (Oct 2021) → £180,000 (Jul 2026)	+24% over 5 yrs
10, High Street	£725,000 (Jun 2020) → £825,000 (Oct 2025)	+14% over 5 yrs
Flat 9, Hall Barn, High Street	£140,000 (Feb 2020) → £170,000 (Sep 2023) → £178,000 (Oct 2024)	+27% over 5 yrs
Flat 27, Hall Barn, High Street	£143,500 (Mar 2018) → £160,000 (Sep 2024)	+11% over 6 yrs
Flat 16, Hall Barn, High Street	£190,000 (Mar 2019) → £220,000 (Jul 2023)	+16% over 4 yrs
Flat 29, Hall Barn, High Street	£145,000 (Aug 2019) → £150,000 (Jan 2023)	+3% over 3 yrs
Flat 34, Hall Barn, High Street	£98,300 (Aug 2018) → £125,000 (May 2022)	+27% over 4 yrs
Flat 12, Hall Barn, High Street	£75,000 (Jun 2021) → £140,000 (Apr 2022)	+87% over under a year
3, High Street	£400,000 (Jul 2020) → £340,000 (Dec 2021)	-15% over 1 yr
Flat 20, Hall Barn, High Street	£112,500 (Sep 2018) → £162,500 (Sep 2021)	+44% over 3 yrs
1, High Street	£501,500 (Nov 2016) → £733,846 (Sep 2021)	+46% over 5 yrs
53, High Street	£240,000 (Mar 2018) → £335,000 (Jun 2020)	+40% over 2 yrs
56, High Street	£305,000 (Feb 2016) → £535,000 (Apr 2020)	+75% over 4 yrs
Flat 3, Hall Barn, High Street	£100,000 (Mar 2016) → £164,000 (Feb 2020)	+64% over 4 yrs
Flat 30, Hall Barn, High Street	£148,000 (Aug 2016) → £142,000 (Apr 2019)	-4% over 3 yrs
Flat 28, Hall Barn, High Street	£133,000 (Mar 2016) → £140,000 (Dec 2018)	+5% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near High Street

Crime

20 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 offences	7
Anti-social behaviour	4
Criminal damage & arson	3
Other theft	2
Vehicle crime	2
Burglary	1

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

Flood risk

High Street is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

The Essex coast at West Mersea, including The Strood and surrounding marshland Flood alert area
The Essex coast at East Mersea Flood alert 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 High Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Mersea Island School 394 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.3 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

Nearest bus stops

High Street (N-bound, Queens Mews) 1 min walk
High Street (S-bound, High St) 1 min walk
Church (opp, Barfield Rd) 3 min walk
Tesco (opp, High St North) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

West Mersea Surgery
32 Kingsland Road, West Mersea, Colchester · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Express Tesco West Mersea Express · 0.2 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op West Mersea Supermarket · 0.3 mi
Spar Spar - West Mersea · 0.4 mi
Spar Spar - West Mersea · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

Island Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Boots · 0.3 mi
Care Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

West Mersea Dental Practice · 0.4 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 8 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.

Income	8 of 10
Employment	8 of 10
Education and skills	7 of 10
Health and disability	7 of 10
Crime	8 of 10
Access to housing and services	4 of 10
Living environment	5 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	84.8%	62.5%
Private rented	13.0%	20.3%
Social rented	2.2%	17.1%
Households	678

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	9.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	49.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	41.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,359

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	0%	80%
Gigabit-capable	0%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	84%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	99%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	86%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on High Street

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Who lives around High Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Colchester
White	98.4%	87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.5%	5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.5%	2.9%
Other ethnic group	0.4%	1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.1%	3.5%

Religion

	Here	Colchester
Christian	59.7%	44.4%
No religion	34.2%	44.3%
Not answered	5.3%	6.2%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.7%
Muslim	0.3%	2.1%
Other religion	0.1%	0.6%
Hindu	0%	1.3%
Jewish	0%	0.2%

Country of birth

	Here	Colchester
Born in the UK	95%	85.5%
Born outside the UK	5%	14.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Colchester
Level 4 qualifications and above	33.7%	32.2%
No qualifications	16.7%	15.4%
Level 2 qualifications	16%	14.8%
Level 3 qualifications	15.9%	19.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	8.3%	10.3%
Apprenticeship	6.4%	5.2%
Other qualifications	2.9%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Colchester
Very good health	42.9%	49.2%
Good health	36.4%	34.7%
Fair health	15.2%	11.9%
Bad health	4.1%	3.3%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Colchester
1 car or van in household	42%	42.3%
2 cars or vans in household	30.2%	29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	15%	10.4%
No cars or vans in household	12.7%	18.2%

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.

Planning and heritage near High Street

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