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Margaret Road, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Margaret Road, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/margaret-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO1 1RZ, CO1 1SA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£212,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£281,963
27 sales
Price range
£143k – £390k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Mar 2026
CO1 1RZ

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At a glance

House prices£213k average40% below the Colchester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station8 min walkColchester station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold97% 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

27 property sales on Margaret Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £212,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £265,214. That is 40% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% terraced, 37% semi-detached, 11% detached. Recorded sale prices on Margaret Road range from £142,500 to £390,000. 97% of homes sold here were freehold and 3% leasehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Margaret Road ranks 502nd for average price.

House prices on Margaret Road compared

Margaret Road£212,500
CO1 postcode area£250,439
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £244,833 (3 sales)2016£245k2017: £268,167 (3 sales)2017£268k2018: £284,000 (2 sales)2018£284k2019: £265,250 (4 sales)2019£265k2020: £390,000 (1 sales)2020£390k2021: £292,500 (2 sales)2021£293k2022: £278,000 (1 sales)2022£278k2023: £277,333 (3 sales)2023£277k2024: £317,500 (2 sales)2024£318k2025: £316,500 (5 sales)2025£317k2026: £142,500 (1 sales)2026£143k

Tenure: 97% freehold and 3% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced14£265,21418 Mar 2026
Semi-detached10£292,75022 Aug 2025
Detached3£324,16716 Oct 2020

Sold prices on Margaret Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
45, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 18 Mar 2026£142,500 TerracedFreehold
17, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 17 Nov 2025£282,500 TerracedFreehold
72, Margaret Road CO1 1SA 6 Oct 2025£180,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 22 Aug 2025£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 11 Aug 2025£320,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 31 Mar 2025£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 21 Feb 2025£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Margaret Road CO1 1SA 11 Oct 2024£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 16 Feb 2024£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 23 Aug 2023£285,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 4 Aug 2023£295,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 24 Mar 2023£252,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 4 Mar 2022£278,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 26 Nov 2021£295,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 2 Jun 2021£290,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Margaret Road CO1 1SA 16 Oct 2020£390,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 18 Dec 2019£258,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 29 Nov 2019£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 23 Oct 2019£266,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 31 Jul 2019£242,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 17 May 2019£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 30 Nov 2018£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Margaret Road CO1 1SA 30 Nov 2018£318,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 14 Dec 2017£290,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 24 Oct 2017£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Margaret Road CO1 1SA 10 Mar 2017£264,500 DetachedFreehold
34, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 9 Jun 2016£287,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 29 Apr 2016£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Margaret Road CO1 1RZ 4 Apr 2016£217,000 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
7, Margaret Road £295,000 (Nov 2021) → £320,000 (Aug 2025) +8%
over 4 yrs
18, Margaret Road £250,000 (Nov 2018) → £330,000 (Feb 2025) +32%
over 6 yrs
40, Margaret Road £250,000 (Oct 2017) → £255,000 (May 2019) +2%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Margaret Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
North Primary School and Nursery 458 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Helena School 986 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
The Sixth Form College Colchester 16 plus 16–99 Report 0.4 mi
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 209 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
St James the Great Church of England Primary School 438 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St John's Green Primary School 591 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.7 mi
Colchester Prep & High School 280 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 0.7 mi
Queen Boudica Primary School 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 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 station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Catchpool Road (adj, Cowdray Ave) 2 min walk
  • Catchpool Road (opp, Cowdray Ave) 2 min walk
  • The Albert (o/s, North Station Rd) 3 min walk
  • Causton Road (opp, North Station Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • Turner Road Surgery
    The Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Superstore Asda Colchester Superstore · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Colchester 4 · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - Colchester · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester Express · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Colchester City Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Queen Street Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Clover Dental · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • North Hill Dental Practice · 0.3 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 5 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned39.6%62.5%
Private rented53.9%20.3%
Social rented6.4%17.1%
Households1,023

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.3%64.1%
Aged 65+11.3%18.6%
Residents2,188

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 Margaret Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White79.5%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.4%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.6%3.5%
Other ethnic group2.9%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion45.8%44.3%
Christian39.9%44.4%
Not answered6.7%6.2%
Muslim3.6%2.1%
Hindu2.2%1.3%
Other religion1.1%0.6%
Buddhist0.5%0.7%
Sikh0.2%–

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK71.2%85.5%
Born outside the UK28.8%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above41.9%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications16.8%19.5%
No qualifications13.1%15.4%
Level 2 qualifications12.8%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%10.3%
Apprenticeship4.2%5.2%
Other qualifications3.6%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health50.4%49.2%
Good health32.9%34.7%
Fair health11.9%11.9%
Bad health3.1%3.3%
Very bad health1.8%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household53.1%42.3%
No cars or vans in household30.9%18.2%
2 cars or vans in household14%29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.1%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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