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Lower Park Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Lower Park Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/lower-park-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO7 0JS, CO7 0JX, CO7 0LQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£243,250
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£277,650
23 sales
Price range
£110k – £465k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Mar 2026
CO7 0JX

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At a glance

House prices£243k average32% below the Colchester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% 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 2 min walkAlresford (Essex) station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband73% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold88% freeholdAcross 26 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

23 property sales on Lower Park Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £243,250. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £272,250. That is 32% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 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 52% semi-detached, 35% detached, 9% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Lower Park Road range from £110,000 to £465,000. 88% of homes sold here were freehold and 12% leasehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Lower Park Road ranks 461st for average price.

House prices on Lower Park Road compared

Lower Park Road£243,250
CO7 postcode area£395,860
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £362,000 (4 sales)2016£362k2017: £216,299 (5 sales)2017£216k2018: £260,000 (1 sales)2018£260k2020: £140,000 (2 sales)2020£140k2021: £395,000 (1 sales)2021£395k2022: £281,990 (5 sales)2022£282k2023: £335,000 (1 sales)2023£335k2024: £425,000 (1 sales)2024£425k2025: £248,250 (2 sales)2025£248k2026: £255,000 (1 sales)2026£255k

Tenure: 88% freehold and 12% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached12£272,25013 Mar 2026
Detached8£322,18711 Apr 2025
Terraced2£200,75028 Nov 2025
Flat1£139,95023 Sep 2022

Sold prices on Lower Park Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Lower Park Road CO7 0JS 4 Sep 2026£235,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Lower Park Road CO7 0JX 13 Mar 2026£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Lower Park Road CO7 0JS 28 Nov 2025£231,500 TerracedFreehold
10, Lower Park Road CO7 0JS 11 Apr 2025£265,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Lower Park Road CO7 0JS 24 Sep 2024£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Lower Park Road CO7 0JS 26 Apr 2024£160,000 OtherLeasehold
39, Lower Park Road CO7 0JX 5 May 2023£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Lower Park Road CO7 0JS 21 Dec 2022£160,000 DetachedFreehold
11A, Lower Park Road CO7 0JS 20 Dec 2022£315,000 DetachedFreehold
4A, Lower Park Road CO7 0JS 23 Sep 2022£139,950 FlatLeasehold
41, Lower Park Road CO7 0JX 16 Sep 2022£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Lower Park Road CO7 0JX 2 Mar 2022£425,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Lower Park Road CO7 0JX 6 May 2021£268,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Lower Park Road CO7 0JX 23 Apr 2021£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Lower Park Road CO7 0JS 4 May 2020£170,000 TerracedFreehold
2B, Lower Park Road CO7 0JS 17 Jan 2020£110,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
73, Lower Park Road CO7 0LQ 20 Apr 2018£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Lower Park Road CO7 0JS 4 Dec 2017£212,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Lower Park Road CO7 0JS 28 Apr 2017£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Lower Park Road CO7 0JS 19 Apr 2017£199,995 DetachedFreehold
38, Lower Park Road CO7 0JX 10 Feb 2017£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Lower Park Road CO7 0JS 6 Jan 2017£139,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Lower Park Road CO7 0JX 28 Oct 2016£465,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Lower Park Road CO7 0JX 26 May 2016£235,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Furzemead Cottage, Lower Park Road CO7 0JX 29 Apr 2016£400,000 DetachedFreehold
78, Lower Park Road CO7 0JX 23 Mar 2016£347,500 DetachedFreehold

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
22, Lower Park Road £170,000 (May 2020) → £231,500 (Nov 2025) +36%
over 6 yrs
10, Lower Park Road £199,995 (Apr 2017) → £265,000 (Apr 2025) +33%
over 8 yrs
26, Lower Park Road £285,000 (Apr 2017) → £425,000 (Sep 2024) +49%
over 7 yrs
5, Lower Park Road £139,000 (Jan 2017) → £212,500 (Dec 2017) +53%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Lower Park Road

Crime

41 crimes were reported within about a mile of Lower Park Road in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences21
Anti-social behaviour9
Criminal damage & arson3
Burglary2
Other theft2
Public order2

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

Flood risk

Lower Park Road 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 Lower Park Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery 653 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Colne Community School 1,289 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 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

  • Alresford (Essex) station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
  • Great Bentley station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
  • Wivenhoe station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lower Park Road (NE-bound, Lower Park Rd) 2 min walk
  • Lower Park Road (SW-bound, Lower Park Rd) 2 min walk
  • Station Road (SW-bound, Station Rd) 3 min walk
  • Station Road (NE-bound, Station Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colne Medical Centre
    40 Station Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester · 0.2 mi

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Colne View Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Natrelles · 0.2 mi
  • Brightling Sea 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 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.3%62.5%
Private rented14.2%20.3%
Social rented6.4%17.1%
Households793

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6452.5%64.1%
Aged 65+35.0%18.6%
Residents1,681

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)73%80%
Gigabit-capable73%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 Lower Park Road

Ethnic group

HereTendring
White98%96.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%1.6%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.6%

Religion

HereTendring
Christian49.6%49.3%
No religion42.8%43.2%
Not answered5.7%5.9%
Other religion0.8%0.5%
Muslim0.6%0.4%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereTendring
Born in the UK96.6%95%
Born outside the UK3.4%5%

Highest qualification

HereTendring
No qualifications22.6%26.2%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.4%19.9%
Level 3 qualifications16.3%15.6%
Level 2 qualifications14.4%15.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%12.9%
Apprenticeship8%6.8%
Other qualifications3.1%3.3%

General health

HereTendring
Very good health39.7%39.4%
Good health38.7%35.6%
Fair health15%17.2%
Bad health4.8%6%
Very bad health1.8%1.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereTendring
1 car or van in household45%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household27.7%25.8%
No cars or vans in household15%20.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%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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