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Ostrich Street, Stanway, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Ostrich Street, Stanway, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/ostrich-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO3 8AS.

Average price (last 12 months)
£364,500
6 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£315,907
70 sales
Price range
£250k – £420k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Aug 2026
CO3 8AS

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At a glance

House prices£365k averageAbout the Colchester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station36 min walkMarks Tey station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 72 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

70 property sales on Ostrich Street, Stanway, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 6 homes sold here for an average of £364,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £339,930. Average sale prices rose from £291,277 in 2016 to £363,400 in 2026 (+25%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 25 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 23 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 51% detached, 49% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Ostrich Street range from £250,000 to £420,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Ostrich Street ranks 215th for average price.

House prices on Ostrich Street compared

Ostrich Street£364,500
CO3 postcode area£360,427
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £291,277 (27 sales)2016£291k2017: £312,498 (15 sales)2017£312k2018: £369,500 (2 sales)2018£370k2019: £336,125 (4 sales)2019£336k2020: £313,750 (2 sales)2020£314k2021: £276,000 (5 sales)2021£276k2022: £388,333 (3 sales)2022£388k2023: £350,750 (2 sales)2023£351k2024: £365,000 (2 sales)2024£365k2025: £352,333 (3 sales)2025£352k2026: £363,400 (5 sales)2026£363k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 72 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached36£339,93014 Aug 2026
Semi-detached34£290,47012 Jun 2026

Sold prices on Ostrich Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
34, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 14 Aug 2026£367,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 12 Jun 2026£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 31 Mar 2026£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 27 Mar 2026£420,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 20 Mar 2026£400,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 30 Oct 2025£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 30 Oct 2025£342,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 2 Sep 2025£302,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 29 Aug 2025£385,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 29 Nov 2024£387,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 10 Apr 2024£342,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 2 Jun 2023£385,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 28 Apr 2023£316,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 20 Jul 2022£375,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 30 Jun 2022£375,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 11 Mar 2022£415,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 30 Sep 2021£261,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 20 Aug 2021£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 11 Jun 2021£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 20 May 2021£294,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 23 Apr 2021£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 17 Dec 2020£315,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 27 Mar 2020£312,500 DetachedFreehold
4, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 13 Dec 2019£342,000 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 28 Jun 2019£350,000 Detached New buildFreehold
12, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 5 Apr 2019£327,500 DetachedFreehold
14, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 29 Mar 2019£325,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 6 Dec 2018£335,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 30 Aug 2018£404,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 22 Dec 2017£299,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
29, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 29 Sep 2017£395,000 Detached New buildFreehold
27, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 31 Aug 2017£315,000 Detached New buildFreehold
48, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 31 Aug 2017£302,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
44, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 30 Jun 2017£302,995 Detached New buildFreehold
52, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 26 Jun 2017£312,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
58, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 26 Jun 2017£335,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
60, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 26 Jun 2017£313,000 Detached New buildFreehold
46, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 16 Jun 2017£313,000 Detached New buildFreehold
54, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 16 Jun 2017£256,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
56, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 16 Jun 2017£335,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
25, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 13 Apr 2017£314,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
17, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 31 Mar 2017£337,500 Detached New buildFreehold
13, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 23 Mar 2017£289,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
11, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 28 Feb 2017£289,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
23, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 17 Feb 2017£313,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
3, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 22 Dec 2016£289,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
42, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 22 Dec 2016£307,500 Detached New buildFreehold
34, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 9 Dec 2016£312,000 Detached New buildFreehold
1, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 2 Dec 2016£289,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
38, Ostrich Street CO3 8AS 30 Nov 2016£252,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
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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
34, Ostrich Street £312,000 (Dec 2016) → £342,000 (Oct 2025) → £367,000 (Aug 2026) +18%
over 10 yrs
10, Ostrich Street £250,000 (Jun 2016) → £310,000 (Jun 2026) +24%
over 10 yrs
19, Ostrich Street £254,000 (Oct 2016) → £320,000 (Mar 2026) +26%
over 9 yrs
5, Ostrich Street £319,995 (Nov 2016) → £420,000 (Mar 2026) +31%
over 9 yrs
2, Ostrich Street £350,000 (Jun 2019) → £400,000 (Mar 2026) +14%
over 7 yrs
25, Ostrich Street £314,000 (Apr 2017) → £370,000 (Oct 2025) +18%
over 9 yrs
20, Ostrich Street £251,000 (Jul 2016) → £302,000 (Sep 2025) +20%
over 9 yrs
46, Ostrich Street £313,000 (Jun 2017) → £312,500 (Mar 2020) → £385,000 (Aug 2025) +23%
over 8 yrs
48, Ostrich Street £302,995 (Aug 2017) → £387,500 (Nov 2024) +28%
over 7 yrs
52, Ostrich Street £312,000 (Jun 2017) → £342,500 (Apr 2024) +10%
over 7 yrs
15, Ostrich Street £310,000 (Nov 2016) → £385,000 (Jun 2023) +24%
over 7 yrs
21, Ostrich Street £253,000 (Oct 2016) → £316,500 (Apr 2023) +25%
over 6 yrs
16, Ostrich Street £289,000 (Jul 2016) → £375,000 (Jul 2022) +30%
over 6 yrs
27, Ostrich Street £315,000 (Aug 2017) → £375,000 (Jun 2022) +19%
over 5 yrs
24, Ostrich Street £335,000 (Sep 2016) → £415,000 (Mar 2022) +24%
over 5 yrs
40, Ostrich Street £252,000 (Nov 2016) → £261,000 (Sep 2021) +4%
over 5 yrs
32, Ostrich Street £253,000 (Oct 2016) → £285,000 (Aug 2021) +13%
over 5 yrs
11, Ostrich Street £289,995 (Feb 2017) → £285,000 (Jun 2021) -2%
over 4 yrs
13, Ostrich Street £289,995 (Mar 2017) → £294,000 (May 2021) +1%
over 4 yrs
30, Ostrich Street £254,000 (Sep 2016) → £255,000 (Apr 2021) +0%
over 5 yrs
44, Ostrich Street £302,995 (Jun 2017) → £315,000 (Dec 2020) +4%
over 3 yrs
12, Ostrich Street £302,500 (Jul 2016) → £327,500 (Apr 2019) +8%
over 3 yrs
14, Ostrich Street £302,500 (Jul 2016) → £325,000 (Mar 2019) +7%
over 3 yrs
28, Ostrich Street £305,000 (Aug 2016) → £335,000 (Dec 2018) +10%
over 2 yrs
6, Ostrich Street £400,000 (Jun 2016) → £404,000 (Aug 2018) +1%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Ostrich Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lakelands Primary School 340 pupils Primary 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Doucecroft School 83 pupils Other independent special school 3–19 Report 0.5 mi
Stanway Primary School 390 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
The Stanway School 1,396 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
Lexden Springs School 301 pupils Academy special sponsor led 3–19 Inadequate Report 0.8 mi
Stanway Fiveways Primary School 473 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Holmwood House School 395 pupils Other independent school 0–16 Report 1.1 mi
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils 236 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 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

  • Marks Tey station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Colchester station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Wyvern Farm (opp, London Rd) 2 min walk
  • Wyvern Farm (adj, London Rd) 2 min walk
  • Stane Retail Park (W-bound, Ostrich St) 2 min walk
  • Stane Retail Park (E-bound, Ostrich St) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Tollgate Health Centre
    145 London Road, Stanway, Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Winstree Medical Practice
    84 Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester · 0.8 mi
  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 1.7 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 2.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Stane Retail Park · 0.2 mi
  • Cook Cook Colchester · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S Stane Retail Park · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Stanway · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Ambrose Pharmacy · 1.7 mi
  • Prettygate Pharmacy · 1.8 mi

Dentists

  • The Zen Dental Clinic · 0.3 mi
  • Brickstables Dental & Implant Clinic · 0.5 mi
  • Eight Ash Green Dental Surgery · 0.7 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 7 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
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned78.0%62.5%
Private rented7.2%20.3%
Social rented14.8%17.1%
Households980

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1528.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.1%64.1%
Aged 65+3.6%18.6%
Residents2,686

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 Ostrich Street

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White82.1%87%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.6%3.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.4%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%2.9%
Other ethnic group1.9%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion52.3%44.3%
Christian38.2%44.4%
Not answered4.5%6.2%
Muslim2.1%2.1%
Hindu1.9%1.3%
Buddhist0.5%0.7%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK85%85.5%
Born outside the UK15%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above36.8%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications22.6%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications16.8%14.8%
No qualifications9.2%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%10.3%
Apprenticeship3.8%5.2%
Other qualifications1.7%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health61.6%49.2%
Good health30.4%34.7%
Fair health6.4%11.9%
Bad health1.2%3.3%
Very bad health0.4%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
2 cars or vans in household46.2%29.1%
1 car or van in household37.2%42.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%10.4%
No cars or vans in household8.1%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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