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Masefield Drive, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Masefield Drive, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/masefield-drive/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£391,778
9 sales
Price range
£250k – £750k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Aug 2025
CO3 4HX

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At a glance

House prices£392k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station35 min walkColchester station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 10 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

9 property sales on Masefield Drive, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Aug 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £355,700. 5 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 56% semi-detached, 44% detached. Recorded sale prices on Masefield Drive range from £250,000 to £750,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Masefield Drive compared

CO3 postcode area£360,427
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Masefield Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £250,000 (1 sales)2016£250k2018: £425,000 (1 sales)2018£425k2019: £376,750 (2 sales)2019£377k2021: £295,000 (1 sales)2021£295k2022: £350,000 (1 sales)2022£350k2024: £531,250 (2 sales)2024£531k2025: £390,000 (1 sales)2025£390k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 10 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached5£355,70010 Jan 2022
Detached4£436,87529 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Masefield Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, Masefield Drive CO3 4HX 29 Aug 2025£390,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Masefield Drive CO3 4HX 18 Sep 2024£312,500 DetachedFreehold
10, Masefield Drive CO3 4HX 6 Jun 2024£750,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Masefield Drive CO3 4HX 10 Jan 2022£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Masefield Drive CO3 4HX 4 Feb 2021£295,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Masefield Drive CO3 4HX 4 Dec 2019£408,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Masefield Drive CO3 4HX 26 Sep 2019£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Masefield Drive CO3 4HX 23 Aug 2019£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Masefield Drive CO3 4HX 5 Nov 2018£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Masefield Drive CO3 4HX 7 Oct 2016£250,000 Semi-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
4, Masefield Drive £312,500 (Sep 2024) → £390,000 (Aug 2025) +25%
over under a year
10, Masefield Drive £295,000 (Feb 2021) → £750,000 (Jun 2024) +154%
over 3 yrs
6, Masefield Drive £250,000 (Oct 2016) → £350,000 (Jan 2022) +40%
over 5 yrs
5, Masefield Drive £425,000 (Nov 2018) → £408,500 (Dec 2019) -4%
over 1 yr
2, Masefield Drive £340,000 (Aug 2019) → £345,000 (Sep 2019) +1%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Masefield Drive

Crime

115 crimes were reported within about a mile of Masefield Drive in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences53
Anti-social behaviour14
Criminal damage & arson13
Public order13
Vehicle crime7
Burglary4

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

Flood risk

Masefield Drive is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • The River Colne from Great Yeldham to Colchester Flood alert area
  • The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater 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 Masefield Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Home Farm Primary School 422 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 252 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
The Willows Other independent special school 11–17 Report 0.3 mi
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils 236 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Prettygate Infant School 172 pupils Primary 5–7 Good Report 0.7 mi
Prettygate Junior School 250 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.7 mi
Philip Morant School and College 1,888 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.7 mi
Holmwood House School 395 pupils Other independent school 0–16 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 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Shakespeare Road (SE-bound, Shakespeare Rd) 1 min walk
  • Shakespeare Road (NW-bound, Shakespeare Rd) 2 min walk
  • Burns Avenue (adj, Scott Dr) 2 min walk
  • Burns Avenue (opp, Scott Dr) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 0.5 mi
  • Winstree Medical Practice
    84 Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester · 0.7 mi
  • Tollgate Health Centre
    145 London Road, Stanway, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Prettygate Foodstore · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Stanway Supermarket · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food PFS Co-op Petrol Colchester · 0.8 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Colchester Stanway Villa · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Ambrose Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Prettygate Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • 118 Straight Road [dental Practice] · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • The Avenue (dental Surgery) · 1.0 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.9%62.5%
Private rented12.0%20.3%
Social rented1.1%17.1%
Households634

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.5%64.1%
Aged 65+30.3%18.6%
Residents1,441

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 Masefield Drive

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White91%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.3%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%2.9%
Other ethnic group1.1%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%3.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian54%44.4%
No religion35.9%44.3%
Not answered5.8%6.2%
Hindu2.5%1.3%
Muslim1.1%2.1%
Buddhist0.6%0.7%
Jewish0.1%0.2%
Other religion0.1%0.6%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK87.7%85.5%
Born outside the UK12.3%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above40.4%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications15.3%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications13.8%14.8%
No qualifications12.9%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%10.3%
Apprenticeship6.7%5.2%
Other qualifications2.2%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health50.5%49.2%
Good health34%34.7%
Fair health12.7%11.9%
Bad health2.4%3.3%
Very bad health0.3%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household41.3%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household32.5%29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.4%10.4%
No cars or vans in household12.8%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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