New Town Road, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: New Town Road, Colchester · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/new-town-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO1 2DH, CO1 2EF, CO1 2EG.

Average price (last 12 months)

£273,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£244,023

33 sales

Price range

£131k – £540k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

29 Jan 2026

CO1 2DH

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At a glance

House prices£244k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkColchester Town station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband67% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold74% freeholdAcross 39 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

33 property sales on New Town Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £273,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £258,143. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 42% semi-detached, 27% flat, 21% terraced. Recorded sale prices on New Town Road range from £131,000 to £540,000. 74% of homes sold here were freehold and 26% leasehold.

House prices on New Town Road compared

CO1 postcode area£250,439

Colchester£356,821

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. New Town Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 74% freehold and 26% leasehold across 39 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	14	£258,143	29 Jan 2026
Flat	9	£169,222	25 Nov 2024
Terraced	7	£227,964	3 Oct 2023
Detached	3	£440,000	20 Jun 2024

Sold prices on New Town Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
29, New Town Road CO1 2DH	20 Apr 2026	£260,900	Terraced	Freehold
21, New Town Road CO1 2DH	29 Jan 2026	£273,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
8, New Town Road CO1 2DH	19 Nov 2025	£188,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 4, Woodlands, New Town Road CO1 2EF	25 Nov 2024	£205,000	Flat	Leasehold
9, New Town Road CO1 2DH	11 Oct 2024	£245,000	Terraced	Freehold
11, New Town Road CO1 2DH	1 Oct 2024	£292,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
24, New Town Road CO1 2EF	20 Jun 2024	£540,000	Detached	Freehold
3, New Town Road CO1 2DH	3 Oct 2023	£249,251	Terraced	Freehold
39, New Town Road CO1 2EF	18 Sep 2023	£520,000	Detached	Freehold
Flat 7, Ravenswood, New Town Road CO1 2EG	29 Jul 2022	£180,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 6, Ravenswood, New Town Road CO1 2EG	30 Jun 2022	£177,500	Flat	Leasehold
23, New Town Road CO1 2DH	4 Apr 2022	£260,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
27, New Town Road CO1 2DH	10 Nov 2021	£260,000	Terraced	Freehold
15, New Town Road CO1 2DH	7 Jul 2021	£240,000	Terraced	Freehold
Flat 5, Ravenswood, New Town Road CO1 2EG	29 Jun 2021	£165,000	Flat	Leasehold
1, New Town Road CO1 2DH	29 Sep 2020	£190,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 3, Woodlands, New Town Road CO1 2EF	18 Sep 2020	£150,000	Flat	Leasehold
17, New Town Road CO1 2DH	29 Jul 2020	£255,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 1, Woodlands, New Town Road CO1 2EF	12 May 2020	£160,000	Flat	Leasehold
7, New Town Road CO1 2DH	21 Feb 2020	£215,000	Terraced	Freehold
23, New Town Road CO1 2DH	7 Feb 2020	£191,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
21, New Town Road CO1 2DH	31 Jan 2020	£230,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, New Town Road CO1 2DH	18 Oct 2019	£230,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
1, New Town Road CO1 2DH	30 Aug 2019	£170,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
27, New Town Road CO1 2DH	16 Jul 2019	£240,000	Terraced	Freehold
Flat 4, Woodlands, New Town Road CO1 2EF	11 Dec 2018	£188,000	Flat	Leasehold
34, New Town Road CO1 2EF	6 Dec 2018	£440,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 4, Woodlands, New Town Road CO1 2EF	16 Nov 2018	£180,000	Flat	Leasehold
25, New Town Road CO1 2DH	9 Nov 2018	£235,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, New Town Road CO1 2DH	6 Feb 2018	£214,000	Terraced	Freehold
4, Bob Russell House, New Town Road CO1 2EF	7 Sep 2017	£131,000	Flat	Leasehold
21, New Town Road CO1 2DH	17 Aug 2017	£209,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
12, New Town Road CO1 2DH	4 Aug 2017	£222,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
27, New Town Road CO1 2DH	18 Nov 2016	£177,500	Terraced	Freehold
35, New Town Road CO1 2EF	31 Mar 2016	£260,000	Detached	Freehold
30, New Town Road CO1 2EF	8 Mar 2016	£500,000	Detached	Freehold
35A, New Town Road CO1 2EF	26 Feb 2016	£460,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, New Town Road CO1 2DH	5 Feb 2016	£178,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 4, Woodlands, New Town Road CO1 2EF	22 Jan 2016	£166,500	Flat	Leasehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
21, New Town Road	£209,500 (Aug 2017) → £230,000 (Jan 2020) → £273,000 (Jan 2026)	+30% over 8 yrs
Flat 4, Woodlands, New Town Road	£166,500 (Jan 2016) → £180,000 (Nov 2018) → £205,000 (Nov 2024)	+23% over 9 yrs
11, New Town Road	£178,000 (Feb 2016) → £230,000 (Oct 2019) → £292,500 (Oct 2024)	+64% over 9 yrs
3, New Town Road	£214,000 (Feb 2018) → £249,251 (Oct 2023)	+16% over 6 yrs
23, New Town Road	£191,000 (Feb 2020) → £260,000 (Apr 2022)	+36% over 2 yrs
27, New Town Road	£177,500 (Nov 2016) → £240,000 (Jul 2019) → £260,000 (Nov 2021)	+46% over 5 yrs
1, New Town Road	£170,000 (Aug 2019) → £190,000 (Sep 2020)	+12% over 1 yr

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Schools near New Town Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St. George's School 609 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 209 pupils	Primary Catholic	4–11	Outstanding Report	0.4 mi
St John's Green Primary School 591 pupils	Primary	5–11	Report	0.5 mi
St James the Great Church of England Primary School 438 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Kendall Church of England Primary School 209 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
The Sixth Form College Colchester	16 plus	16–99	Report	0.8 mi
Colchester Prep & High School 280 pupils	Other independent school	2–16	Report	0.9 mi
Colchester Royal Grammar School 1,073 pupils	Secondary Christian	11–18	Inadequate Report	1.0 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 Town station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
Hythe (Essex) station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
Colchester station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Lookers Garage (o/s, Military Rd) 2 min walk
Garrison Church (opp, Military Rd) 2 min walk
Wimpole Road (adj, Magdalen St) 2 min walk
Mill Street (adj, Military Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Colchester Medical Practice
78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.4 mi
East Hill Surgery
78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.4 mi
Abbey Field Medical Centre
Ypres Road, Colchester · 0.7 mi
Beacon House Ministries
24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Express Tesco Colchester Magdalen Express · 0.1 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Wimpole Road Foodstore · 0.1 mi
Aldi Aldi Colchester · 0.1 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Mersea Road Foodstore · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.2 mi
Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Fittleworth Medical Ltd · 0.4 mi

Dentists

Wimpole Road (dental Surgery) · 0.2 mi
Dental Care · 0.4 mi
The Toothplace · 0.4 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 4 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.

Income	5 of 10
Employment	5 of 10
Education and skills	5 of 10
Health and disability	5 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	7 of 10
Living environment	1 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	50.9%	62.5%
Private rented	41.9%	20.3%
Social rented	7.0%	17.1%
Households	816

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	21.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	69.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	8.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,844

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	67%	80%
Gigabit-capable	67%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	84%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	99%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	86%	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 New Town Road

Ethnic group

	Here	Colchester
White	83.1%	87%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	5.4%	2.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	4.9%	5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	4.4%	3.5%
Other ethnic group	2.1%	1.5%

Religion

	Here	Colchester
No religion	52.4%	44.3%
Christian	36.3%	44.4%
Not answered	6.3%	6.2%
Muslim	1.4%	2.1%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.7%
Hindu	1.1%	1.3%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%
Jewish	0.1%	0.2%

Country of birth

	Here	Colchester
Born in the UK	75.8%	85.5%
Born outside the UK	24.2%	14.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Colchester
Level 4 qualifications and above	33.5%	32.2%
Level 3 qualifications	19.3%	19.5%
Level 2 qualifications	15.8%	14.8%
No qualifications	13.5%	15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10%	10.3%
Apprenticeship	5.1%	5.2%
Other qualifications	2.7%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Colchester
Very good health	50.6%	49.2%
Good health	33.6%	34.7%
Fair health	11.7%	11.9%
Bad health	2.9%	3.3%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Colchester
1 car or van in household	52.9%	42.3%
No cars or vans in household	24.8%	18.2%
2 cars or vans in household	19.6%	29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	2.7%	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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