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Layer Road, Kingsford, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Layer Road, Kingsford, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/layer-road-kingsford/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO2 0HT, CO2 0HS, CO2 0HR.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£783,500
15 sales
Price range
£460k – £1.2m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Mar 2025
CO2 0HT

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At a glance

House prices£784k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station54 min walkColchester Town station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband95% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 17 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

15 property sales on Layer Road, Kingsford, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 27 Mar 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £830,192. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 87% detached, 13% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Layer Road range from £460,000 to £1,200,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Layer Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Layer 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

2017: £810,000 (1 sales)2017£810k2018: £810,000 (1 sales)2018£810k2020: £650,000 (1 sales)2020£650k2021: £690,000 (2 sales)2021£690k2022: £850,000 (2 sales)2022£850k2023: £684,167 (3 sales)2023£684k2024: £803,333 (3 sales)2024£803k2025: £970,000 (2 sales)2025£970k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached13£830,19227 Mar 2025
Semi-detached2£480,00020 Oct 2022

Sold prices on Layer Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Coppice Lodge, Layer Road CO2 0HT 27 Mar 2025£990,000 DetachedFreehold
Rodbourne, Layer Road CO2 0HS 24 Mar 2025£950,000 DetachedFreehold
Hilltop, Layer Road CO2 0HT 7 Nov 2024£800,000 DetachedFreehold
Kingsland Farm, Layer Road CO2 0HS 8 Apr 2024£650,000 DetachedFreehold
Woodside, Layer Road CO2 0HT 12 Mar 2024£960,000 DetachedFreehold
Kingsgrove, Layer Road CO2 0HT 17 Nov 2023£620,000 DetachedFreehold
Cherry Wood, Layer Road CO2 0HT 26 Jan 2023£845,000 DetachedFreehold
Tudor Rose House, Layer Road CO2 0HR 4 Jan 2023£587,500 DetachedFreehold
Greenways, Layer Road CO2 0HS 18 Nov 2022£1,200,000 DetachedFreehold
Kingsford Cottage, Layer Road CO2 0HR 20 Oct 2022£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
The Lodge, Layer Road CO2 0HS 3 May 2022£795,000 OtherFreehold
Kingsford Cottage, Layer Road CO2 0HR 12 Mar 2021£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Woodside, Layer Road CO2 0HT 12 Mar 2021£920,000 DetachedFreehold
Woodlands, Layer Road CO2 0HT 16 Oct 2020£650,000 DetachedFreehold
Waylands, Layer Road CO2 0HT 9 Jan 2018£810,000 DetachedFreehold
Coppice Lodge, Layer Road CO2 0HT 22 Nov 2017£810,000 DetachedFreehold
Clarice House, Layer Road CO2 0HS 31 Aug 2016£5,978,237 OtherFreehold

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
Coppice Lodge, Layer Road £810,000 (Nov 2017) → £990,000 (Mar 2025) +22%
over 7 yrs
Woodside, Layer Road £920,000 (Mar 2021) → £960,000 (Mar 2024) +4%
over 3 yrs
Kingsford Cottage, Layer Road £460,000 (Mar 2021) → £500,000 (Oct 2022) +9%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Layer Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester 228 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 203 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.9 mi
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester 608 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Paxman Academy 873 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.2 mi
Gosbecks Primary School 227 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.2 mi
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery 154 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 1.2 mi
Kings Ford Academy 152 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 1.2 mi
North East Essex Co-operative Academy 105 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 4–16 Good Report 1.4 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 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
  • Colchester station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Kingsford Farm (opp, Layer Rd) 1 min walk
  • Kingsford Farm (adj, Layer Rd) 1 min walk
  • Playing Fields (adj, Layer Rd) 5 min walk
  • Playing Fields (opp, Layer Rd) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 1.8 mi
  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 2.0 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 2.1 mi
  • Winstree Medical Practice
    84 Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Shrub End Colchester · 1.0 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shrub End Foodstore · 1.2 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Colchester Express Petrol · 1.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Prettygate Foodstore · 1.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hutt Pharmacy · 1.2 mi
  • Boots · 1.5 mi
  • Mersea Road Pharmacy · 1.8 mi

Dentists

  • Layer Road Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
  • Colchester Dental Centre · 1.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.7 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 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
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned54.1%62.5%
Private rented34.7%20.3%
Social rented11.2%17.1%
Households715

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.1%64.1%
Aged 65+9.1%18.6%
Residents1,885

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)95%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)95%80%
Gigabit-capable95%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 Layer Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White79.8%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.3%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%2.9%
Other ethnic group1.8%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion46.7%44.3%
Christian37.5%44.4%
Not answered5%6.2%
Hindu4.3%1.3%
Buddhist3%0.7%
Muslim1.6%2.1%
Other religion1.6%0.6%
Sikh0.2%–

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK80.6%85.5%
Born outside the UK19.4%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above26.3%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications20.6%19.5%
No qualifications17%15.4%
Level 2 qualifications16.6%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%10.3%
Apprenticeship4.7%5.2%
Other qualifications2.8%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health53.5%49.2%
Good health34.2%34.7%
Fair health9.1%11.9%
Bad health2.3%3.3%
Very bad health1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household44.1%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household33.4%29.1%
No cars or vans in household13%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%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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Estate agents near Layer Road

  • Revell Estates Ltd. 1.4 mi
  • Oakheart Property 1.8 mi
  • Harding Group 2.5 mi
  • Greenwood 2.5 mi
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