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Marlowe Way, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Marlowe Way, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/marlowe-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO3 4JP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£489,750
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£496,211
19 sales
Price range
£333k – £715k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Aug 2026
CO3 4JP

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At a glance

House prices£490k average37% above the Colchester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station32 min walkColchester station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 20 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

19 property sales on Marlowe Way, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £489,750. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £497,235. Average sale prices rose from £400,000 in 2016 to £490,000 in 2026 (+23%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 37% above the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 89% detached, 11% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Marlowe Way range from £333,000 to £715,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Marlowe Way ranks 65th for average price.

House prices on Marlowe Way compared

Marlowe Way£489,750
CO3 postcode area£360,427
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £400,000 (2 sales)2016£400k2017: £435,000 (1 sales)2017£435k2018: £335,000 (2 sales)2018£335k2020: £425,000 (1 sales)2020£425k2021: £496,000 (2 sales)2021£496k2022: £612,500 (1 sales)2022£613k2023: £715,000 (1 sales)2023£715k2024: £559,167 (3 sales)2024£559k2025: £530,250 (4 sales)2025£530k2026: £490,000 (2 sales)2026£490k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached17£497,23519 Aug 2026
Semi-detached2£487,5007 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Marlowe Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
23, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 19 Aug 2026£480,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 7 Apr 2026£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 19 Dec 2025£464,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 29 Oct 2025£515,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 24 Oct 2025£500,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 8 Jul 2025£642,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 20 Jun 2024£450,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 17 May 2024£605,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 29 Feb 2024£622,500 DetachedFreehold
13, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 15 Sep 2023£715,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 1 Dec 2022£612,500 DetachedFreehold
36, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 11 Jun 2021£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 4 Jun 2021£517,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 25 Nov 2020£425,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 1 Oct 2020£200,000 OtherFreehold
30, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 30 Aug 2018£337,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 29 Aug 2018£333,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 30 May 2017£435,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 28 Oct 2016£420,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Marlowe Way CO3 4JP 17 Jun 2016£380,000 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
36, Marlowe Way £475,000 (Jun 2021) → £500,000 (Apr 2026) +5%
over 5 yrs
11, Marlowe Way £200,000 (Oct 2020) → £605,000 (May 2024) +203%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Marlowe Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Home Farm Primary School 422 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils 236 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 252 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
The Willows Other independent special school 11–17 Report 0.5 mi
St Benedict's Catholic College 905 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
Colchester County High School for Girls 1,198 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Philip Morant School and College 1,888 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.7 mi
St Mary's School for Girls 424 pupils Other independent school 2–17 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 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 2.8 mi · 57 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Crown (o/s, Lexden Rd) 2 min walk
  • Church (o/s, Lexden Rd) 2 min walk
  • Church (opp, Lexden Rd) 3 min walk
  • Shakespeare Road (SE-bound, Shakespeare Rd) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • Winstree Medical Practice
    84 Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • Tollgate Health Centre
    145 London Road, Stanway, Colchester · 1.3 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Prettygate Foodstore · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Stanway Supermarket · 1.0 mi
  • The Co-operative Food PFS Co-op Petrol Colchester · 1.0 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Colchester · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Ambrose Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Prettygate Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • 118 Straight Road [dental Practice] · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • The Avenue (dental Surgery) · 0.9 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 9 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned82.4%62.5%
Private rented13.2%20.3%
Social rented4.2%17.1%
Households544

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.1%64.1%
Aged 65+21.2%18.6%
Residents1,346

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 Marlowe Way

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White86.2%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.3%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.1%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%2.9%
Other ethnic group1.7%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian50.5%44.4%
No religion40.7%44.3%
Not answered4.7%6.2%
Muslim2.1%2.1%
Hindu0.7%1.3%
Other religion0.6%0.6%
Jewish0.4%0.2%
Sikh0.2%–

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK89.1%85.5%
Born outside the UK10.9%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above38%32.2%
Level 2 qualifications17.2%14.8%
Level 3 qualifications16.7%19.5%
No qualifications13.5%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%10.3%
Apprenticeship4.2%5.2%
Other qualifications2.1%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health51.9%49.2%
Good health34%34.7%
Fair health10.8%11.9%
Bad health2.5%3.3%
Very bad health0.8%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
2 cars or vans in household38.1%29.1%
1 car or van in household34.4%42.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%10.4%
No cars or vans in household13.3%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.

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