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John Castle Way, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: John Castle Way, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/john-castle-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO2 7TU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£270,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2018)
£259,724
29 sales
Price range
£180k – £337k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Nov 2025
CO2 7TU

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At a glance

House prices£260k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station13 min walkColchester Town station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 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

29 property sales on John Castle Way, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £270,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £273,933. Average sale prices rose from £255,536 in 2018 to £303,250 in 2025 (+19%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% semi-detached, 24% detached, 24% terraced. Recorded sale prices on John Castle Way range from £180,000 to £336,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on John Castle Way compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2018: £255,536 (14 sales)2018£256k2019: £266,667 (6 sales)2019£267k2020: £217,500 (2 sales)2020£218k2021: £252,500 (2 sales)2021£253k2022: £295,000 (1 sales)2022£295k2024: £256,500 (2 sales)2024£257k2025: £303,250 (2 sales)2025£303k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached15£273,93324 Jan 2025
Detached7£229,71418 Nov 2024
Terraced7£259,28612 Nov 2025

Sold prices on John Castle Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
17, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 12 Nov 2025£270,000 TerracedFreehold
16, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 24 Jan 2025£336,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 18 Nov 2024£233,000 DetachedFreehold
13, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 2 Apr 2024£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 10 Jun 2022£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 10 Dec 2021£240,000 DetachedFreehold
6, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 7 Sep 2021£265,000 DetachedFreehold
13, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 18 Sep 2020£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 26 Aug 2020£180,000 DetachedFreehold
16, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 13 Dec 2019£290,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
20, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 4 Oct 2019£190,000 Detached New buildFreehold
14, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 27 Sep 2019£290,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
7, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 13 Sep 2019£270,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
9, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 21 Jun 2019£275,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
12, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 11 Mar 2019£285,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
17, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 2 Nov 2018£250,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
23, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 5 Oct 2018£250,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
19, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 28 Sep 2018£250,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
21, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 31 Aug 2018£250,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
15, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 24 Aug 2018£250,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
1, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 10 Aug 2018£242,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
10, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 31 Jul 2018£295,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
13, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 26 Jul 2018£250,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
5, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 22 Jun 2018£250,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
11, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 31 May 2018£250,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
6, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 16 Apr 2018£250,000 Detached New buildFreehold
4, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 19 Mar 2018£295,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
3, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 28 Feb 2018£245,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
8, John Castle Way CO2 7TU 26 Jan 2018£250,000 Detached New buildFreehold

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
17, John Castle Way £250,000 (Nov 2018) → £270,000 (Nov 2025) +8%
over 7 yrs
16, John Castle Way £290,000 (Dec 2019) → £336,500 (Jan 2025) +16%
over 5 yrs
20, John Castle Way £190,000 (Oct 2019) → £233,000 (Nov 2024) +23%
over 5 yrs
13, John Castle Way £250,000 (Jul 2018) → £255,000 (Sep 2020) → £280,000 (Apr 2024) +12%
over 6 yrs
21, John Castle Way £250,000 (Aug 2018) → £295,000 (Jun 2022) +18%
over 4 yrs
18, John Castle Way £180,000 (Aug 2020) → £240,000 (Dec 2021) +33%
over 1 yr
6, John Castle Way £250,000 (Apr 2018) → £265,000 (Sep 2021) +6%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near John Castle Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St. George's School 609 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 149 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.6 mi
Monkwick Junior School 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St John's Green Primary School 591 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.7 mi
Kendall Church of England Primary School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
The Thomas Lord Audley School 940 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.8 mi
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 209 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
Hamilton Primary School 420 pupils Primary 4–11 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 · 13 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Colchester station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Pownall Crescent (adj, Mersea Rd) 2 min walk
  • Pownall Crescent (opp, Mersea Rd) 2 min walk
  • Cemetery Gates (adj, Mersea Rd) 3 min walk
  • Cemetery Gates (opp, Mersea Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 0.8 mi
  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Mersea Road Foodstore · 0.2 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar-The Willows Colchester · 0.4 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Abbots Road, Colchester · 0.5 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Colchester · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Abbey Field Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Cavalry Road Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Wimpole Road (dental Surgery) · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Smiles Flagstaff · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Care · 0.7 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 4 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
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned52.7%62.5%
Private rented22.9%20.3%
Social rented24.1%17.1%
Households876

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.0%64.1%
Aged 65+14.4%18.6%
Residents2,195

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 John Castle Way

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White83.4%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.6%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.2%3.5%
Other ethnic group3%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%2.9%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion47.8%44.3%
Christian36.6%44.4%
Not answered6.8%6.2%
Hindu3.6%1.3%
Muslim2.5%2.1%
Buddhist2%0.7%
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Jewish0.4%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK82.4%85.5%
Born outside the UK17.6%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above26.1%32.2%
No qualifications22.2%15.4%
Level 3 qualifications18.8%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%10.3%
Apprenticeship4.8%5.2%
Other qualifications2.4%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health44.4%49.2%
Good health33%34.7%
Fair health15.4%11.9%
Bad health4.9%3.3%
Very bad health2.2%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household46.9%42.3%
No cars or vans in household23%18.2%
2 cars or vans in household22%29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%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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