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Parsons Heath, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Parsons Heath, Colchester · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/parsons-heath-colchester/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO4 3HT, CO4 3HX, CO4 3HS.

Average price (last 12 months)
£482,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£354,487
39 sales
Price range
£205k – £750k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 May 2026
CO4 3HX

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At a glance

House prices£483k average35% above the Colchester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station23 min walkHythe (Essex) station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband59% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 45 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

39 property sales on Parsons Heath, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £482,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £421,071. That is 35% above the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 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 54% detached, 31% terraced, 15% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Parsons Heath range from £205,000 to £750,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Parsons Heath ranks 73rd for average price.

House prices on Parsons Heath compared

Parsons Heath£482,500
CO4 postcode area£335,259
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £453,000 (5 sales)2016£453k2018: £226,333 (3 sales)2018£226k2019: £252,875 (4 sales)2019£253k2020: £297,857 (7 sales)2020£298k2021: £392,857 (7 sales)2021£393k2022: £329,833 (3 sales)2022£330k2023: £350,000 (1 sales)2023£350k2024: £431,667 (3 sales)2024£432k2025: £350,000 (5 sales)2025£350k2026: £650,000 (1 sales)2026£650k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 45 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached21£421,07129 May 2026
Terraced12£297,29231 Oct 2025
Semi-detached6£235,83328 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Parsons Heath

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
30, Parsons Heath CO4 3HX 29 May 2026£650,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Oaklands, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 31 Oct 2025£315,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Oaklands, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 10 Oct 2025£325,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Parsons Heath CO4 3HS 28 Aug 2025£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Oaklands, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 9 Jun 2025£335,000 DetachedFreehold
53B, Parsons Heath CO4 3HX 19 May 2025£525,000 DetachedFreehold
60, Parsons Heath CO4 3HY 6 Dec 2024£430,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Oaklands, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 2 Aug 2024£315,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Parsons Heath CO4 3HX 22 May 2024£550,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Parsons Heath CO4 3HX 22 Sep 2023£350,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Parsons Heath CO4 3HS 14 Apr 2023£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Parsons Heath CO4 3HS 10 Nov 2022£380,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Oaklands, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 1 Jun 2022£303,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Oaklands, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 11 Mar 2022£306,500 TerracedFreehold
2, Oaklands, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 25 Oct 2021£315,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
1, Oaklands, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 30 Jul 2021£300,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
White Oaks, Parsons Heath CO4 3HX 30 Jul 2021£750,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Parsons Heath CO4 3HX 18 May 2021£360,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Parsons Heath CO4 3HS 22 Mar 2021£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Parsons Heath CO4 3HS 22 Mar 2021£262,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Oaklands, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 8 Feb 2021£308,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
61, Parsons Heath CO4 3EP 12 Jan 2021£570,000 OtherFreehold
38, Parsons Heath CO4 3HX 7 Jan 2021£515,000 DetachedFreehold
35A, Parsons Heath CO4 3HS 26 Nov 2020£93,372 OtherFreehold
10, Oaklands, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 6 Nov 2020£325,000 Detached New buildFreehold
3, Oaklands, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 30 Oct 2020£275,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
6, Oaklands, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 25 Sep 2020£300,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
4, Oaklands, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 11 Sep 2020£305,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
17, Parsons Heath CO4 3HS 19 Aug 2020£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Oaklands, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 30 Apr 2020£340,000 Detached New buildFreehold
5, Oaklands, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 24 Jan 2020£265,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
7, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 13 Dec 2019£250,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
29, Parsons Heath CO4 3HS 18 Oct 2019£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20A, Parsons Heath CO4 3HX 30 Aug 2019£275,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 29 May 2019£281,500 DetachedFreehold
24, Parsons Heath CO4 3HX 9 Nov 2018£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Parsons Heath CO4 3HS 11 Oct 2018£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Parsons Heath CO4 3HX 14 Feb 2018£676,000 OtherFreehold
12, Parsons Heath CO4 3HX 14 Feb 2018£310,000 DetachedFreehold
29A, Parsons Heath CO4 3HS 12 Jan 2018£249,000 DetachedFreehold
Wisteria House, 41A, Parsons Heath CO4 3HX 30 Sep 2016£349,000 DetachedFreehold
White Oaks, Parsons Heath CO4 3HX 1 Jul 2016£640,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Parsons Heath CO4 3HT 12 Apr 2016£295,000 DetachedFreehold
32A, Parsons Heath CO4 3HX 24 Mar 2016£571,000 DetachedFreehold
66, Parsons Heath CO4 3HX 24 Mar 2016£410,000 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
3, Oaklands, Parsons Heath £275,000 (Oct 2020) → £315,000 (Aug 2024) → £315,000 (Oct 2025) +15%
over 5 yrs
6, Oaklands, Parsons Heath £300,000 (Sep 2020) → £325,000 (Oct 2025) +8%
over 5 yrs
10, Oaklands, Parsons Heath £325,000 (Nov 2020) → £335,000 (Jun 2025) +3%
over 5 yrs
38, Parsons Heath £515,000 (Jan 2021) → £550,000 (May 2024) +7%
over 3 yrs
12, Parsons Heath £310,000 (Feb 2018) → £350,000 (Sep 2023) +13%
over 6 yrs
5, Oaklands, Parsons Heath £265,000 (Jan 2020) → £306,500 (Mar 2022) +16%
over 2 yrs
White Oaks, Parsons Heath £640,000 (Jul 2016) → £750,000 (Jul 2021) +17%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Parsons Heath

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Roach Vale Primary School 177 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 197 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Colchester Academy 879 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery 156 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.5 mi
Hazelmere Junior School 229 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Friars Grove Primary School 408 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 186 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester 210 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 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

  • Hythe (Essex) station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
  • Colchester station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Welshwood Park (adj, Parson's Heath) 1 min walk
  • St John's Road (adj, Parson's Heath) 2 min walk
  • Parson's Heath (N-bound, St John's Rd) 2 min walk
  • Parson's Heath (S-bound, St John's Rd) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Highwoods Surgery
    Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester · 1.1 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.5 mi
  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.5 mi
  • Turner Road Surgery
    The Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester Bromley Rd Express · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester St Johns Express · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Greenstead Foodstore · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Harwich Road Foodstore · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Bromley Road Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Bupa Dental Care · 0.7 mi
  • Country Park Dental Practice Ltd · 1.1 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.0%62.5%
Private rented8.3%20.3%
Social rented8.5%17.1%
Households635

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.8%64.1%
Aged 65+30.9%18.6%
Residents1,440

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)59%80%
Gigabit-capable59%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 Parsons Heath

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White89.2%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%2.9%
Other ethnic group0.7%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian53.8%44.4%
No religion36.9%44.3%
Not answered5.2%6.2%
Hindu1.9%1.3%
Other religion1%0.6%
Muslim0.6%2.1%
Buddhist0.3%0.7%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK89.9%85.5%
Born outside the UK10.1%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above34%32.2%
No qualifications18.5%15.4%
Level 3 qualifications14.9%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications14.4%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%10.3%
Apprenticeship5.3%5.2%
Other qualifications2.5%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health43.3%49.2%
Good health38%34.7%
Fair health13%11.9%
Bad health4.2%3.3%
Very bad health1.5%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household40.4%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household36%29.1%
No cars or vans in household13.1%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%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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