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Onslow Crescent, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Onslow Crescent, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/onslow-crescent/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO2 8UN, CO2 8UW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£272,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£254,975
20 sales
Price range
£169k – £434k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Nov 2025
CO2 8UN

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At a glance

House prices£273k average24% below the Colchester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station34 min walkColchester Town station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 22 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

20 property sales on Onslow Crescent, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £272,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £268,350. That is 24% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 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 50% terraced, 45% semi-detached, 5% detached. Recorded sale prices on Onslow Crescent range from £169,000 to £433,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Onslow Crescent ranks 405th for average price.

House prices on Onslow Crescent compared

Onslow Crescent£272,500
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: £236,000 (1 sales)2016£236k2017: £221,167 (3 sales)2017£221k2018: £215,000 (3 sales)2018£215k2020: £202,500 (1 sales)2020£203k2021: £192,000 (2 sales)2021£192k2022: £305,000 (3 sales)2022£305k2023: £265,000 (1 sales)2023£265k2024: £262,500 (2 sales)2024£263k2025: £315,875 (4 sales)2025£316k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced10£268,35026 Nov 2025
Semi-detached9£245,11131 Oct 2025
Detached1£210,00019 Jan 2018

Sold prices on Onslow Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
51, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UN 26 Nov 2025£270,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UN 31 Oct 2025£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UW 30 May 2025£433,500 TerracedFreehold
18, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UN 7 Feb 2025£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UN 13 Dec 2024£275,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UN 29 Nov 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UN 13 Sep 2024£275,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UN 30 Nov 2023£270,000 TerracedFreehold
87, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UW 30 Jun 2023£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UN 6 Jul 2022£280,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UN 20 May 2022£282,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UW 1 Feb 2022£353,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UN 3 Aug 2021£169,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UW 15 Feb 2021£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UN 27 Aug 2020£202,500 TerracedFreehold
57, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UW 12 Oct 2018£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UN 16 Apr 2018£240,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UN 19 Jan 2018£210,000 DetachedFreehold
67, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UW 18 Sep 2017£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UN 16 Aug 2017£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UN 27 Jan 2017£178,500 TerracedFreehold
89, Onslow Crescent CO2 8UW 2 Dec 2016£236,000 Semi-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
51, Onslow Crescent £240,000 (Apr 2018) → £270,000 (Nov 2025) +13%
over 8 yrs
48, Onslow Crescent £353,000 (Feb 2022) → £433,500 (May 2025) +23%
over 3 yrs
36, Onslow Crescent £178,500 (Jan 2017) → £270,000 (Nov 2023) +51%
over 7 yrs
8, Onslow Crescent £202,500 (Aug 2020) → £280,000 (Jul 2022) +38%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Onslow Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cherry Tree Academy 180 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
The Thomas Lord Audley School 940 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Monkwick Junior School 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 149 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.5 mi
Old Heath Community Primary School 209 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Kendall Church of England Primary School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.3 mi
St. George's School 609 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.3 mi
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester 608 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.3 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 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Wivenhoe station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Berechurch Hall Road (adj, Mersea Rd) 2 min walk
  • Baptist Church (opp, Blackheath) 3 min walk
  • Baptist Church (o/s, Blackheath) 3 min walk
  • Berechurch Hall Road (W-bound, Berechurch Hall Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • Rowhedge Surgery
    7 Rectory Road, Rowhedge, Colchester · 1.5 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.6 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 1.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Colchester Mersea Rd · 0.1 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar-The Willows Colchester · 0.7 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Abbots Road, Colchester · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Old Heath Foodstore · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Mersea Road Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Abbey Field Pharmacy · 1.2 mi
  • Boots · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • Mersea Road Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Colchester Dental Centre · 1.3 mi
  • Wimpole Road (dental Surgery) · 1.4 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned73.1%62.5%
Private rented12.5%20.3%
Social rented14.4%17.1%
Households487

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.3%64.1%
Aged 65+17.3%18.6%
Residents1,212

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 Onslow Crescent

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White92.5%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%2.9%
Other ethnic group1%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion47.5%44.3%
Christian41.9%44.4%
Not answered7.6%6.2%
Hindu0.9%1.3%
Muslim0.7%2.1%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Jewish0.5%0.2%
Buddhist0.1%0.7%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK89.8%85.5%
Born outside the UK10.2%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above21.5%32.2%
No qualifications20.4%15.4%
Level 3 qualifications18.4%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications16.5%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications15.6%10.3%
Apprenticeship4.9%5.2%
Other qualifications2.7%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health45.9%49.2%
Good health34.4%34.7%
Fair health13.5%11.9%
Bad health5%3.3%
Very bad health1.2%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household44.2%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household31.1%29.1%
No cars or vans in household15.4%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%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 Onslow Crescent

  • Revell Estates Ltd. 0.5 mi
  • Sapphire Property Management 1.1 mi
  • DMG Residential Sales and Lettings 1.5 mi
  • Belvoir 1.9 mi
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