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Penny Close, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Penny Close, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/penny-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO4 6DQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£365,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2018)
£385,556
18 sales
Price range
£310k – £525k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Dec 2025
CO4 6DQ

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At a glance

House prices£386k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station26 min walkColchester station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 19 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

18 property sales on Penny Close, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £365,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £347,727. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 61% semi-detached, 39% detached. Recorded sale prices on Penny Close range from £310,000 to £525,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Penny Close compared

CO4 postcode area£335,259
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Penny Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2018: £383,000 (10 sales)2018£383k2019: £345,000 (3 sales)2019£345k2022: £407,500 (2 sales)2022£408k2023: £447,500 (2 sales)2023£448k2025: £365,000 (1 sales)2025£365k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£347,72716 Dec 2025
Detached7£445,00020 Dec 2023

Sold prices on Penny Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
3, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 16 Dec 2025£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 11 Sep 2025£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 20 Dec 2023£525,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 28 Apr 2023£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 21 Oct 2022£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 10 Mar 2022£390,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 18 Apr 2019£315,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
12, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 12 Mar 2019£360,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
10, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 31 Jan 2019£360,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
6, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 29 Nov 2018£335,000 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 28 Nov 2018£310,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
4, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 26 Nov 2018£310,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
8, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 26 Oct 2018£510,000 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 17 Oct 2018£510,000 Detached New buildFreehold
13, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 26 Sep 2018£350,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
15, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 25 Sep 2018£350,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
17, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 24 Sep 2018£510,000 Detached New buildFreehold
3, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 13 Sep 2018£310,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
1, Penny Close CO4 6DQ 30 Aug 2018£335,000 Detached New buildFreehold

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, Penny Close £310,000 (Sep 2018) → £355,000 (Sep 2025) → £365,000 (Dec 2025) +18%
over 7 yrs
8, Penny Close £510,000 (Oct 2018) → £525,000 (Dec 2023) +3%
over 5 yrs
2, Penny Close £310,000 (Nov 2018) → £370,000 (Apr 2023) +19%
over 4 yrs
15, Penny Close £350,000 (Sep 2018) → £425,000 (Oct 2022) +21%
over 4 yrs
1, Penny Close £335,000 (Aug 2018) → £390,000 (Mar 2022) +16%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Penny Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Trinity School 780 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Myland Community Primary School 307 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.6 mi
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School 203 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department 6 pupils Pupil referral unit 13–18 Report 0.7 mi
Camulos Academy 406 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Braiswick Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Queen Boudica Primary School 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.1 mi
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt 411 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 1.4 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 station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Chesterwell Plaza (E-bound, Cordelia Dr) 5 min walk
  • Cordelia Drive (adj, Wildeve Ave) 6 min walk
  • Chapman's Farm (adj, Nayland Rd) 6 min walk
  • Chapman's Farm (opp, Nayland Rd) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Mill Road Surgery
    47 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester · 0.8 mi
  • Turner Road Surgery
    The Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • Highwoods Surgery
    Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester · 1.7 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 2.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Chesterwell · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Mile End Foodstore · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Colchester - Via Urbis Romanae Local · 0.9 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Colchester Connect BP · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Nayland Road Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • West Bergholt Pharmacy · 1.2 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Centre · 0.6 mi
  • Nayland Road (dental Surgery) · 0.6 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned84.1%62.5%
Private rented5.0%20.3%
Social rented10.9%17.1%
Households522

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1526.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6470.5%64.1%
Aged 65+3.2%18.6%
Residents1,390

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 Penny Close

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White80%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.9%3.5%
Other ethnic group0.9%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion52.2%44.3%
Christian33.9%44.4%
Not answered6%6.2%
Hindu3.6%1.3%
Muslim3.2%2.1%
Buddhist0.7%0.7%
Other religion0.2%0.6%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK82.9%85.5%
Born outside the UK17.1%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above44.8%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications21.2%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications16.2%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%10.3%
No qualifications5.9%15.4%
Apprenticeship2.3%5.2%
Other qualifications1.1%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health63.2%49.2%
Good health29.6%34.7%
Fair health5.4%11.9%
Bad health1.4%3.3%
Very bad health0.4%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
2 cars or vans in household46%29.1%
1 car or van in household42.2%42.3%
No cars or vans in household6.2%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%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 Penny Close

  • David Martin 1.3 mi
  • Onsite Lettings & Management 1.6 mi
  • Lighters 1.7 mi
  • Spicerhaart 1.8 mi
  • Martin & Co 2.0 mi

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