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Mountbatten Drive, Colchester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO2 8BH, CO2 8BL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£334,050
5 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£343,595
34 sales
Price range
£220k – £500k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Jun 2026
CO2 8BH

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At a glance

House prices£334k average6% below the Colchester average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station19 min walkHythe (Essex) station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 36 Land Registry sales Conservation areaNoUsual planning rules apply Green beltNoNot in the green belt Listed buildingsNone within 200 mNo listed buildings close by Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

34 property sales on Mountbatten Drive, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £334,050. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £352,775. Average sale prices rose from £294,167 in 2016 to £334,050 in 2026 (+14%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 6% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 88% detached, 12% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Mountbatten Drive range from £220,000 to £500,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Mountbatten Drive ranks 282nd for average price.

House prices on Mountbatten Drive compared

Mountbatten Drive£334,050
CO2 postcode area£296,548
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £294,167 (3 sales)2016£294k2017: £326,667 (3 sales)2017£327k2018: £310,000 (2 sales)2018£310k2019: £306,250 (2 sales)2019£306k2020: £294,667 (3 sales)2020£295k2021: £350,714 (7 sales)2021£351k2022: £404,333 (3 sales)2022£404k2023: £452,500 (2 sales)2023£453k2024: £350,000 (1 sales)2024£350k2025: £370,000 (3 sales)2025£370k2026: £334,050 (5 sales)2026£334k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 36 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached30£352,77512 Jun 2026
Semi-detached4£274,75011 May 2026

Sold prices on Mountbatten Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
18, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 12 Jun 2026£375,000 DetachedFreehold
176, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BL 11 May 2026£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 27 Mar 2026£405,250 DetachedFreehold
34, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 11 Feb 2026£390,000 DetachedFreehold
172, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BL 16 Jan 2026£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 8 Aug 2025£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 28 Mar 2025£385,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 6 Mar 2025£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 10 Jan 2025£405,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 1 Mar 2024£350,000 DetachedFreehold
43A, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 8 Dec 2023£405,000 DetachedFreehold
75, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 28 Jul 2023£500,000 DetachedFreehold
73, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 6 Sep 2022£440,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 15 Jul 2022£400,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 14 Feb 2022£373,000 DetachedFreehold
61, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 27 Jul 2021£380,000 DetachedFreehold
49, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 19 Jul 2021£345,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 7 Jun 2021£350,000 DetachedFreehold
75, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 13 Apr 2021£375,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 11 Mar 2021£399,995 DetachedFreehold
39, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 5 Feb 2021£310,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 4 Feb 2021£255,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 15 Jan 2021£350,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 25 Nov 2020£325,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 18 May 2020£279,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 10 Jan 2020£280,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 23 May 2019£297,500 DetachedFreehold
46, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 4 Jan 2019£315,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 22 Nov 2018£340,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 2 Nov 2018£280,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 29 Aug 2017£325,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 14 Jul 2017£345,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 26 May 2017£310,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 22 Dec 2016£282,500 DetachedFreehold
36, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 30 Nov 2016£265,000 DetachedFreehold
61, Mountbatten Drive CO2 8BH 30 Aug 2016£335,000 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
18, Mountbatten Drive £325,000 (Nov 2020) → £375,000 (Jun 2026) +15%
over 6 yrs
58, Mountbatten Drive £279,000 (May 2020) → £325,000 (Mar 2025) → £320,000 (Aug 2025) +15%
over 5 yrs
19, Mountbatten Drive £350,000 (Jan 2021) → £405,000 (Jan 2025) +16%
over 4 yrs
36, Mountbatten Drive £265,000 (Nov 2016) → £280,000 (Jan 2020) → £350,000 (Mar 2024) +32%
over 7 yrs
75, Mountbatten Drive £375,000 (Apr 2021) → £500,000 (Jul 2023) +33%
over 2 yrs
17, Mountbatten Drive £325,000 (Aug 2017) → £400,000 (Jul 2022) +23%
over 5 yrs
44, Mountbatten Drive £310,000 (May 2017) → £297,500 (May 2019) → £373,000 (Feb 2022) +20%
over 5 yrs
61, Mountbatten Drive £335,000 (Aug 2016) → £380,000 (Jul 2021) +13%
over 5 yrs
41, Mountbatten Drive £282,500 (Dec 2016) → £399,995 (Mar 2021) +42%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Mountbatten Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Kendall Church of England Primary School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Old Heath Community Primary School 209 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St. George's School 609 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Monkwick Junior School 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 149 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.7 mi
The Thomas Lord Audley School 940 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.8 mi
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 209 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 1.2 mi
St John's Green Primary School 591 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.2 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

  • Hythe (Essex) station 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Wivenhoe station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Avignon Close (adj, Mountbatten Dr) 1 min walk
  • Avignon Close (opp, Mountbatten Dr) 1 min walk
  • Unity Close (adj, Barn Hall Ave) 3 min walk
  • Unity Close (opp, Barn Hall Ave) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Abbots Road, Colchester · 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Old Heath Foodstore · 0.2 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar-The Willows Colchester · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Mersea Road Foodstore · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.6 mi
  • The Hythe Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Welpharm Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Wimpole Road (dental Surgery) · 0.6 mi
  • Mersea Road Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Care · 1.1 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.8%62.5%
Private rented32.8%20.3%
Social rented8.3%17.1%
Households638

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.3%64.1%
Aged 65+16.4%18.6%
Residents1,296

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 Mountbatten Drive

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White87%87%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.9%3.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%2.9%
Other ethnic group0.5%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian47.8%44.4%
No religion41%44.3%
Not answered5.9%6.2%
Muslim1.7%2.1%
Hindu1%1.3%
Jewish0.8%0.2%
Other religion0.8%0.6%
Buddhist0.6%0.7%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK84.5%85.5%
Born outside the UK15.5%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above27.9%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications18.9%19.5%
No qualifications17.8%15.4%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%10.3%
Apprenticeship5.9%5.2%
Other qualifications1.7%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health41.4%49.2%
Good health36.3%34.7%
Fair health17.5%11.9%
Bad health3.6%3.3%
Very bad health1.2%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household43.3%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household24.9%29.1%
No cars or vans in household23.2%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%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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Estate agents near Mountbatten Drive

  • Sapphire Property Management 0.3 mi
  • DMG Residential Sales and Lettings 0.7 mi
  • Revell Estates Ltd. 1.2 mi
  • Hardings 1.2 mi
  • Belvoir 1.2 mi

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