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Old Forge Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Old Forge Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/old-forge-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO2 0JT, CO2 0LH, CO2 0LJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£400,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£353,541
24 sales
Price range
£260k – £445k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 Jun 2026
CO2 0LJ

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At a glance

House prices£354k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 7 min walkColchester Town station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 25 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

24 property sales on Old Forge Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £400,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £371,965. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 63% detached, 25% semi-detached, 13% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Old Forge Road range from £260,000 to £445,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Old Forge Road compared

CO2 postcode area£296,548
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Old Forge Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £364,990 (2 sales)2016£365k2018: £298,000 (2 sales)2018£298k2019: £349,167 (3 sales)2019£349k2020: £339,000 (1 sales)2020£339k2021: £355,313 (8 sales)2021£355k2022: £415,000 (1 sales)2022£415k2023: £357,500 (2 sales)2023£358k2024: £400,000 (1 sales)2024£400k2025: £333,333 (3 sales)2025£333k2026: £400,000 (1 sales)2026£400k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached15£371,96514 Feb 2025
Semi-detached6£348,41723 Jun 2026
Terraced3£271,66711 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Old Forge Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
84, Old Forge Road CO2 0LJ 23 Jun 2026£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Old Forge Road CO2 0LH 11 Jul 2025£260,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Old Forge Road CO2 0LH 22 May 2025£295,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Old Forge Road CO2 0JT 14 Feb 2025£445,000 DetachedFreehold
53, Old Forge Road CO2 0JT 19 Sep 2024£400,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Old Forge Road CO2 0JT 16 Jun 2023£365,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Old Forge Road CO2 0JT 16 Feb 2023£350,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Old Forge Road CO2 0JT 19 Aug 2022£415,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Old Forge Road CO2 0JT 25 Oct 2021£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Old Forge Road CO2 0LH 25 Oct 2021£411,000 DetachedFreehold
76, Old Forge Road CO2 0LJ 7 Apr 2021£334,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Old Forge Road CO2 0JT 30 Mar 2021£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Old Forge Road CO2 0JT 19 Mar 2021£365,000 DetachedFreehold
63, Old Forge Road CO2 0LH 15 Mar 2021£365,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Old Forge Road CO2 0JT 10 Feb 2021£327,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Old Forge Road CO2 0LH 8 Jan 2021£350,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Old Forge Road CO2 0JT 16 Dec 2020£339,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Old Forge Road CO2 0LH 12 Sep 2019£340,000 DetachedFreehold
49, Old Forge Road CO2 0JT 21 May 2019£310,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Old Forge Road CO2 0JT 2 May 2019£397,500 DetachedFreehold
54, Old Forge Road CO2 0LH 7 Dec 2018£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Old Forge Road CO2 0JT 26 Sep 2018£336,000 DetachedFreehold
64, Old Forge Road CO2 0LH 20 Apr 2018£260,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Old Forge Road CO2 0JS 14 Oct 2016£429,980 DetachedFreehold
31, Old Forge Road CO2 0JT 11 Apr 2016£300,000 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
64, Old Forge Road £260,000 (Apr 2018) → £260,000 (Jul 2025) +0%
over 7 yrs
49, Old Forge Road £310,000 (May 2019) → £445,000 (Feb 2025) +44%
over 6 yrs
53, Old Forge Road £336,000 (Sep 2018) → £400,000 (Sep 2024) +19%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near Old Forge Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 203 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester 228 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.4 mi
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester 608 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.7 mi
Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 124 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Good Report 1.8 mi
Gosbecks Primary School 227 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.8 mi
Paxman Academy 873 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.8 mi
Kings Ford Academy 152 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 1.9 mi
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery 154 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 1.9 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 3.4 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk
  • Colchester station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 21 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hawfinch Road (adj, Malting Green Rd) 2 min walk
  • New Cut (opp, High Rd) 4 min walk
  • Les Bois (opp, High Rd) 4 min walk
  • New Cut (adj, High Rd) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 2.4 mi
  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 2.7 mi
  • Winstree Medical Practice
    84 Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester · 2.8 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 2.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Shrub End Colchester · 1.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shrub End Foodstore · 1.9 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Colchester Express Petrol · 1.9 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Colchester Mersea Rd · 2.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hutt Pharmacy · 1.8 mi
  • Mersea Road Pharmacy · 2.3 mi

Dentists

  • Layer Road Dental Surgery · 1.5 mi
  • Colchester Dental Centre · 2.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 2.4 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 9 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 disability9 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned90.0%62.5%
Private rented6.1%20.3%
Social rented3.9%17.1%
Households589

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.9%64.1%
Aged 65+26.4%18.6%
Residents1,467

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 Old Forge Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White95.2%87%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%2.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%3.5%
Other ethnic group0.6%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian52.9%44.4%
No religion40.1%44.3%
Not answered5.5%6.2%
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Buddhist0.3%0.7%
Hindu0.3%1.3%
Jewish0.2%0.2%
Muslim0.1%2.1%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK94.5%85.5%
Born outside the UK5.5%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above30.9%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications18.9%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications18%14.8%
No qualifications13.1%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%10.3%
Apprenticeship6.8%5.2%
Other qualifications2.3%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health51.9%49.2%
Good health35.7%34.7%
Fair health9.2%11.9%
Bad health2.4%3.3%
Very bad health0.7%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
2 cars or vans in household46.3%29.1%
1 car or van in household29%42.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household20%10.4%
No cars or vans in household4.6%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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  • Revell Estates Ltd. 2.0 mi
  • Oakheart Property 2.4 mi
  • Fenn Wright 3.0 mi
  • Harding Group 3.2 mi
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