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Oaks Drive, Colchester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO3 3PR, CO3 3PS.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£509,300
25 sales
Price range
£180k – £740k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Oct 2025
CO3 3PR

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At a glance

House prices£509k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station16 min walkColchester Town station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold81% freeholdAcross 26 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

25 property sales on Oaks Drive, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 2 Oct 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £584,750. Average sale prices rose from £300,000 in 2016 to £367,500 in 2025 (+23%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 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 80% detached, 20% flat. Recorded sale prices on Oaks Drive range from £180,000 to £740,000. 81% of homes sold here were freehold and 19% leasehold.

House prices on Oaks Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Oaks 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: £300,000 (2 sales)2016£300k2017: £443,000 (5 sales)2017£443k2018: £543,750 (2 sales)2018£544k2019: £688,750 (2 sales)2019£689k2020: £510,000 (1 sales)2020£510k2021: £475,000 (3 sales)2021£475k2023: £641,667 (3 sales)2023£642k2024: £622,500 (4 sales)2024£623k2025: £367,500 (3 sales)2025£368k

Tenure: 81% freehold and 19% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached20£584,7502 Oct 2025
Flat5£207,50029 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Oaks Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Oaks Drive CO3 3PR 2 Oct 2025£665,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 1, Cumberland Court, Oaks Drive CO3 3PR 29 Jul 2025£250,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, Cumberland Court, Oaks Drive CO3 3PR 24 Jun 2025£187,500 FlatLeasehold
30, Oaks Drive CO3 3PS 22 Oct 2024£695,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Oaks Drive CO3 3PR 1 Aug 2024£560,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Oaks Drive CO3 3PR 22 Apr 2024£585,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Oaks Drive CO3 3PR 15 Jan 2024£650,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Oaks Drive CO3 3PR 13 Nov 2023£505,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Oaks Drive CO3 3PS 6 Sep 2023£735,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Oaks Drive CO3 3PR 24 Mar 2023£685,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Oaks Drive CO3 3PR 10 Dec 2021£725,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Oaks Drive CO3 3PS 12 Aug 2021£505,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 1, Cumberland Court, Oaks Drive CO3 3PR 4 Mar 2021£195,000 FlatLeasehold
49, Oaks Drive CO3 3PS 4 Dec 2020£510,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Oaks Drive CO3 3PS 28 Nov 2019£637,500 DetachedFreehold
37, Oaks Drive CO3 3PS 22 Nov 2019£740,000 DetachedFreehold
15 - 25, Oaks Drive CO3 3PR 24 May 2019£1,855,083 OtherFreehold
53, Oaks Drive CO3 3PS 20 Aug 2018£515,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Oaks Drive CO3 3PS 11 Jul 2018£572,500 DetachedFreehold
53, Oaks Drive CO3 3PS 3 Nov 2017£400,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 5, Cumberland Court, Oaks Drive CO3 3PR 22 Sep 2017£225,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Oaks Drive CO3 3PS 1 Sep 2017£665,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Oaks Drive CO3 3PR 18 Jul 2017£470,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Oaks Drive CO3 3PR 30 Jun 2017£455,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 6, Cumberland Court, Oaks Drive CO3 3PR 6 Dec 2016£180,000 FlatLeasehold
47, Oaks Drive CO3 3PS 17 Jun 2016£420,000 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
Flat 1, Cumberland Court, Oaks Drive £195,000 (Mar 2021) → £250,000 (Jul 2025) +28%
over 4 yrs
33, Oaks Drive £455,000 (Jun 2017) → £560,000 (Aug 2024) +23%
over 7 yrs
45, Oaks Drive £572,500 (Jul 2018) → £735,000 (Sep 2023) +28%
over 5 yrs
53, Oaks Drive £400,000 (Nov 2017) → £515,000 (Aug 2018) +29%
over under a year

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Schools near Oaks Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Colchester Royal Grammar School 1,073 pupils Secondary Christian 11–18 Inadequate Report 0.2 mi
Kingswode Hoe School 167 pupils Academy special converter 5–16 Report 0.2 mi
Colchester Prep & High School 280 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 0.2 mi
The Sixth Form College Colchester 16 plus 16–99 Report 0.4 mi
St Mary's School for Girls 424 pupils Other independent school 2–17 Report 0.4 mi
St Helena School 986 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Hamilton Primary School 420 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Benedict's Catholic College 905 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.6 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 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Colchester station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Beverley Road (opp, Lexden Rd) 2 min walk
  • Essex County Hospital (o/s, Lexden Rd) 3 min walk
  • Beverley Road (adj, Lexden Rd) 3 min walk
  • The Avenue (opp, Lexden Rd) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 0.4 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 1.0 mi
  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester Crouch St Express · 0.2 mi
  • Spar Spar - Maldon Road · 0.3 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Colchester 3 · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester Express · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Cavalry Road Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Creffield Lodge Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Artisaine Ltd · 0.3 mi
  • The Avenue (dental Surgery) · 0.3 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 8 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned47.1%62.5%
Private rented41.7%20.3%
Social rented11.2%17.1%
Households1,043

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.8%64.1%
Aged 65+21.3%18.6%
Residents2,129

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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 Oaks Drive

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White83.4%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.2%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.1%3.5%
Other ethnic group3%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%2.9%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian45%44.4%
No religion42.9%44.3%
Not answered5.6%6.2%
Hindu2.8%1.3%
Muslim2.4%2.1%
Buddhist0.6%0.7%
Other religion0.6%0.6%
Jewish0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK76.5%85.5%
Born outside the UK23.5%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above44.7%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications15.2%19.5%
No qualifications12.8%15.4%
Level 2 qualifications12.5%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%10.3%
Apprenticeship4.6%5.2%
Other qualifications2.3%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health45.6%49.2%
Good health36.8%34.7%
Fair health11.8%11.9%
Bad health4.1%3.3%
Very bad health1.6%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household48.5%42.3%
No cars or vans in household33.7%18.2%
2 cars or vans in household14.6%29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.2%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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