Plough Drive, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Plough Drive, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/plough-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO3 4NX.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£312,040

6 sales

Price range

£200k – £420k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

23 Feb 2023

CO3 4NX

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At a glance

House prices£312k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station36 min walkColchester Town station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 7 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

6 property sales on Plough Drive, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 23 Feb 2023. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £270,000. 2 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 50% semi-detached, 50% detached. Recorded sale prices on Plough Drive range from £200,000 to £420,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Plough Drive compared

CO3 postcode area£360,427

Colchester£356,821

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Plough Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 7 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	3	£270,000	16 Oct 2020
Detached	3	£354,080	23 Feb 2023

Sold prices on Plough Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Plough Drive CO3 4NX	23 Feb 2023	£420,000	Detached	Freehold
6, Plough Drive CO3 4NX	16 Oct 2020	£375,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
1, Plough Drive CO3 4NX	28 Apr 2020	£302,240	Detached	Freehold
23, Plough Drive CO3 4NX	22 Aug 2019	£340,000	Detached	Freehold
5, Plough Drive CO3 4NX	20 Feb 2017	£232,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
15, Plough Drive CO3 4NX	6 Jul 2016	£235,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, Plough Drive CO3 4NX	19 Feb 2016	£200,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
1, Plough Drive	£302,240 (Apr 2020) → £420,000 (Feb 2023)	+39% over 3 yrs
6, Plough Drive	£200,000 (Feb 2016) → £375,000 (Oct 2020)	+88% over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Plough Drive

Crime

135 crimes were reported within about a mile of Plough Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	64
Criminal damage & arson	19
Anti-social behaviour	15
Other theft	9
Public order	9
Vehicle crime	6

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Plough Drive is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Plough Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Prettygate Junior School 250 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.3 mi
Prettygate Infant School 172 pupils	Primary	5–7	Good Report	0.3 mi
Philip Morant School and College 1,888 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	0.4 mi
The Willows	Other independent special school	11–17	Report	0.4 mi
Home Farm Primary School 422 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 252 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Report	0.5 mi
North East Essex Co-operative Academy 105 pupils	Academy alternative provision converter	4–16	Good Report	0.5 mi
St Benedict's Catholic College 905 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–16	Report	0.6 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 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
Colchester station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
Hythe (Essex) station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Hills Crescent (adj, The Commons) 1 min walk
Hills Crescent (opp, The Commons) 2 min walk
Prettygate Shops (opp, The Commons) 2 min walk
Prettygate Shops (adj, The Commons) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 0.1 mi
Winstree Medical Practice
84 Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester · 0.9 mi
Creffield Medical Group
Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.3 mi
Beacon House Ministries
24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Prettygate Foodstore · 0.1 mi
Asda Express Asda Colchester Express Petrol · 0.6 mi
Budgens Budgens Colchester · 0.7 mi
The Co-operative Food PFS Co-op Petrol Colchester · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

Ambrose Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
Prettygate Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
Boots · 0.4 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
118 Straight Road [dental Practice] · 0.3 mi
The Avenue (dental Surgery) · 0.9 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 10 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.

Income	9 of 10
Employment	9 of 10
Education and skills	8 of 10
Health and disability	7 of 10
Crime	9 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	10 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	89.4%	62.5%
Private rented	8.3%	20.3%
Social rented	2.2%	17.1%
Households	719

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	13.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	55.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	30.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,708

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	84%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	99%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	86%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Plough Drive

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Who lives around Plough Drive

Ethnic group

	Here	Colchester
White	90.3%	87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	5.8%	5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.6%	2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.2%	3.5%
Other ethnic group	1.2%	1.5%

Religion

	Here	Colchester
Christian	51.6%	44.4%
No religion	36.8%	44.3%
Not answered	6.5%	6.2%
Buddhist	2%	0.7%
Hindu	1.3%	1.3%
Muslim	1.3%	2.1%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%
Jewish	0.1%	0.2%

Country of birth

	Here	Colchester
Born in the UK	92%	85.5%
Born outside the UK	8%	14.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Colchester
Level 4 qualifications and above	31%	32.2%
Level 3 qualifications	17.7%	19.5%
No qualifications	17.5%	15.4%
Level 2 qualifications	13.2%	14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10.2%	10.3%
Apprenticeship	7.3%	5.2%
Other qualifications	3.1%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Colchester
Very good health	44%	49.2%
Good health	38.2%	34.7%
Fair health	13.7%	11.9%
Bad health	3%	3.3%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Colchester
1 car or van in household	38.6%	42.3%
2 cars or vans in household	33.8%	29.1%
No cars or vans in household	14.4%	18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household	13.2%	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.

Planning and heritage near Plough Drive

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Planning applications near Plough Drive

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Estate agents near Plough Drive

Oakheart Property 0.1 mi
Harding Group 1.2 mi
Fenn Wright 1.3 mi
Ezemove Ezelet 1.3 mi
Greenwood 1.3 mi

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