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Meadow Lane, Great Bentley, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Meadow Lane, Great Bentley, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/meadow-lane-great-bentley/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO7 8FY.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2020)
£390,971
34 sales
Price range
£276k – £595k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Jul 2025
CO7 8FY

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At a glance

House prices£391k averageSince 2020 (few recent sales) 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 station10 min walkGreat Bentley station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband97% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 38 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

34 property sales on Meadow Lane, Great Bentley, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2020. The most recent sale was on 24 Jul 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £420,304. Average sale prices rose from £363,000 in 2020 to £531,250 in 2025 (+46%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2020; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 68% detached, 24% semi-detached, 9% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Meadow Lane range from £276,000 to £595,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Meadow Lane compared

CO7 postcode area£395,860
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Meadow Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2020: £363,000 (4 sales)2020£363k2021: £353,750 (12 sales)2021£354k2022: £392,778 (9 sales)2022£393k2023: £377,750 (4 sales)2023£378k2024: £425,000 (1 sales)2024£425k2025: £531,250 (4 sales)2025£531k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 38 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached23£420,30424 Jul 2025
Semi-detached8£332,18818 Feb 2022
Terraced3£322,83328 Jul 2023

Sold prices on Meadow Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
16, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 24 Jul 2026£332,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 13 Oct 2025£416,500 DetachedFreehold
27, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 24 Jul 2025£580,000 Detached New buildFreehold
25, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 30 Apr 2025£595,000 Detached New buildFreehold
23, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 31 Mar 2025£575,000 Detached New buildFreehold
5, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 28 Feb 2025£375,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 11 Dec 2024£425,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 30 Sep 2024£385,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 15 Sep 2023£395,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 2 Aug 2023£420,000 Detached New buildFreehold
21, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 28 Jul 2023£420,000 Detached New buildFreehold
31, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 28 Jul 2023£276,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
29, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 22 Dec 2022£345,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
33, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 22 Dec 2022£347,500 Terraced New buildFreehold
19, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 16 Sep 2022£555,000 Detached New buildFreehold
30, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 7 Sep 2022£475,000 Detached New buildFreehold
22, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 23 May 2022£420,000 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 21 Mar 2022£380,000 Detached New buildFreehold
12, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 18 Feb 2022£365,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
26, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 25 Jan 2022£335,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
16, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 24 Jan 2022£312,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
24, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 23 Dec 2021£335,000 Detached New buildFreehold
20, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 20 Dec 2021£410,000 Detached New buildFreehold
28, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 17 Dec 2021£325,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
18, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 10 Dec 2021£335,000 Detached New buildFreehold
8, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 3 Dec 2021£363,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
6, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 30 Sep 2021£365,000 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 23 Apr 2021£357,000 Detached New buildFreehold
1, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 26 Mar 2021£375,000 Detached New buildFreehold
3, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 26 Mar 2021£355,000 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 15 Feb 2021£390,000 Detached New buildFreehold
15, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 27 Jan 2021£305,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
9, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 27 Jan 2021£330,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
11, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 18 Dec 2020£300,000 Detached New buildFreehold
17, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 18 Dec 2020£322,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
4, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 18 Dec 2020£475,000 Detached New buildFreehold
5, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 18 Dec 2020£355,000 Detached New buildFreehold
26, Meadow Lane CO7 8FY 12 Jan 2018£4,800,000 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
16, Meadow Lane £312,500 (Jan 2022) → £332,500 (Jul 2026) +6%
over 4 yrs
30, Meadow Lane £475,000 (Sep 2022) → £416,500 (Oct 2025) -12%
over 3 yrs
5, Meadow Lane £355,000 (Dec 2020) → £385,000 (Sep 2024) → £375,000 (Feb 2025) +6%
over 4 yrs
22, Meadow Lane £420,000 (May 2022) → £395,000 (Sep 2023) → £425,000 (Dec 2024) +1%
over 3 yrs
26, Meadow Lane £4,800,000 (Jan 2018) → £335,000 (Jan 2022) -93%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Meadow Lane

Crime

13 crimes were reported within about a mile of Meadow Lane 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 offences6
Other theft3
Public order2
Anti-social behaviour1
Other crime1

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

Flood risk

Meadow Lane is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • 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 Meadow Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Great Bentley Primary School 258 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
Tendring Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 2.5 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

  • Great Bentley station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Weeley station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
  • Alresford (Essex) station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Sturrick Lane (adj, Thorrington Rd) 5 min walk
  • Sturrick Lane (opp, Thorrington Rd) 5 min walk
  • Railway Station (opp, Plough Rd) 9 min walk
  • Railway Station (o/s, Plough Rd) 9 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Great Bentley Surgery
    The Hollies, The Green, Colchester · 0.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Great Bentley Express · 0.4 mi
  • Spar PFS EG - OTM - Little Bentley · 0.9 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Weeley · 2.3 mi
  • Spar Spar - Alresford · 2.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • The Green Pharmacy · 0.2 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned84.5%62.5%
Private rented10.1%20.3%
Social rented5.4%17.1%
Households1,037

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.6%64.1%
Aged 65+25.0%18.6%
Residents2,512

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)97%80%
Gigabit-capable97%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 Meadow Lane

Ethnic group

HereTendring
White97.5%96.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%1.6%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.6%

Religion

HereTendring
Christian51.6%49.3%
No religion42.4%43.2%
Not answered4.6%5.9%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Muslim0.4%0.4%
Other religion0.4%0.5%
Hindu0.2%0.2%
Jewish0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereTendring
Born in the UK96%95%
Born outside the UK4%5%

Highest qualification

HereTendring
Level 4 qualifications and above25.5%19.9%
Level 3 qualifications18.4%15.6%
No qualifications16.7%26.2%
Level 2 qualifications16.5%15.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%12.9%
Apprenticeship7.3%6.8%
Other qualifications3%3.3%

General health

HereTendring
Very good health46.8%39.4%
Good health35.3%35.6%
Fair health13.5%17.2%
Bad health3.2%6%
Very bad health1.2%1.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereTendring
2 cars or vans in household38.8%25.8%
1 car or van in household34.8%43.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household16.9%10.8%
No cars or vans in household9.5%20.1%

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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