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Prettygate Road, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Prettygate Road, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/prettygate-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO3 4EE, CO3 4DZ, CO3 4ED.

Average price (last 12 months)
£416,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£400,045
29 sales
Price range
£171k – £700k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Feb 2026
CO3 4EQ

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At a glance

House prices£417k average17% above the Colchester average 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 station35 min walkColchester Town station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold97% freeholdAcross 31 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

29 property sales on Prettygate Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £416,667. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £430,632. Average sale prices rose from £277,500 in 2016 to £416,667 in 2026 (+50%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 17% above the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 66% detached, 31% semi-detached, 3% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Prettygate Road range from £170,800 to £700,000. 97% of homes sold here were freehold and 3% leasehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Prettygate Road ranks 137th for average price.

House prices on Prettygate Road compared

Prettygate Road£416,667
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: £277,500 (2 sales)2016£278k2017: £353,250 (4 sales)2017£353k2019: £295,000 (1 sales)2019£295k2020: £399,500 (4 sales)2020£400k2021: £356,133 (6 sales)2021£356k2022: £482,500 (2 sales)2022£483k2023: £448,333 (3 sales)2023£448k2024: £510,875 (4 sales)2024£511k2026: £416,667 (3 sales)2026£417k

Tenure: 97% freehold and 3% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached19£430,63227 Feb 2026
Semi-detached9£316,20027 Feb 2026
Terraced1£573,5005 Jan 2024

Sold prices on Prettygate Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
102, Prettygate Road CO3 4EE 27 Feb 2026£420,000 DetachedFreehold
106, Prettygate Road CO3 4DZ 27 Feb 2026£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Prettygate Road CO3 4EQ 27 Feb 2026£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
122, Prettygate Road CO3 4DZ 20 Sep 2024£640,000 DetachedFreehold
77, Prettygate Road CO3 4ED 19 Aug 2024£520,000 DetachedFreehold
114, Prettygate Road CO3 4DZ 28 May 2024£310,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Prettygate Road CO3 4EF 5 Jan 2024£573,500 TerracedFreehold
7, Prettygate Road CO3 4EF 23 Jun 2023£670,000 DetachedFreehold
117, Prettygate Road CO3 4DZ 14 Jun 2023£345,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Prettygate Road CO3 4EQ 7 Mar 2023£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Prettygate Road CO3 4EG 1 Nov 2022£605,000 DetachedFreehold
64, Prettygate Road CO3 4ED 21 Oct 2022£360,000 DetachedFreehold
Prettygate Library, Prettygate Road CO3 4EQ 20 Jan 2022£161,000 OtherFreehold
99, Prettygate Road CO3 4EE 15 Oct 2021£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Prettygate Road CO3 4EG 19 Jul 2021£170,800 Semi-detachedFreehold
122, Prettygate Road CO3 4DZ 13 Apr 2021£360,000 DetachedFreehold
67, Prettygate Road CO3 4ED 10 Mar 2021£340,000 DetachedFreehold
Magazine Farm House, 126, Prettygate Road CO3 4DZ 26 Feb 2021£595,000 DetachedFreehold
66, Prettygate Road CO3 4ED 22 Feb 2021£341,000 DetachedFreehold
98, Prettygate Road CO3 4EE 30 Nov 2020£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Prettygate Road CO3 4EG 4 Nov 2020£293,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Prettygate Road CO3 4EQ 21 Oct 2020£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Prettygate Road CO3 4ED 3 Jun 2020£700,000 DetachedFreehold
94, Prettygate Road CO3 4EE 6 Dec 2019£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54B, Prettygate Road CO3 4EQ 18 May 2018£119,000 FlatLeasehold
110, Prettygate Road CO3 4DZ 13 Oct 2017£405,000 DetachedFreehold
66, Prettygate Road CO3 4ED 11 Aug 2017£318,000 DetachedFreehold
79, Prettygate Road CO3 4EE 30 May 2017£320,000 DetachedFreehold
83, Prettygate Road CO3 4EE 29 Mar 2017£370,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Prettygate Road CO3 4EG 30 Sep 2016£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
92, Prettygate Road CO3 4EE 8 Apr 2016£270,000 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
122, Prettygate Road £360,000 (Apr 2021) → £640,000 (Sep 2024) +78%
over 3 yrs
9, Prettygate Road £293,000 (Nov 2020) → £605,000 (Nov 2022) +106%
over 2 yrs
66, Prettygate Road £318,000 (Aug 2017) → £341,000 (Feb 2021) +7%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Prettygate Road

Crime

141 crimes were reported within about a mile of Prettygate Road 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 offences68
Criminal damage & arson18
Anti-social behaviour16
Other theft10
Public order10
Vehicle crime5

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

Flood risk

Prettygate Road 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 Prettygate Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Prettygate Junior School 250 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.1 mi
Prettygate Infant School 172 pupils Primary 5–7 Good Report 0.1 mi
Philip Morant School and College 1,888 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.3 mi
North East Essex Co-operative Academy 105 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 4–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
The Willows Other independent special school 11–17 Report 0.5 mi
Gosbecks Primary School 227 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Benedict's Catholic College 905 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
Colchester County High School for Girls 1,198 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding 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 · 35 min walk
  • Colchester station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Prettygate Library (o/s, Prettygate Rd) 1 min walk
  • Prettygate Shops (adj, The Commons) 1 min walk
  • Prettygate Shops (opp, The Commons) 1 min walk
  • All Saints Avenue (opp, Prettygate Rd) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 0.1 mi
  • Winstree Medical Practice
    84 Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester · 1.0 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.2 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 · 0.5 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Colchester · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shrub End Foodstore · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Prettygate Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Ambrose Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Boots · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.0 mi
  • 118 Straight Road [dental Practice] · 0.4 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.4%62.5%
Private rented8.3%20.3%
Social rented2.2%17.1%
Households719

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.2%64.1%
Aged 65+30.9%18.6%
Residents1,708

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%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 Prettygate Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White90.3%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%3.5%
Other ethnic group1.2%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian51.6%44.4%
No religion36.8%44.3%
Not answered6.5%6.2%
Buddhist2%0.7%
Hindu1.3%1.3%
Muslim1.3%2.1%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK92%85.5%
Born outside the UK8%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above31%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications17.7%19.5%
No qualifications17.5%15.4%
Level 2 qualifications13.2%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%10.3%
Apprenticeship7.3%5.2%
Other qualifications3.1%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health44%49.2%
Good health38.2%34.7%
Fair health13.7%11.9%
Bad health3%3.3%
Very bad health1.1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household38.6%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household33.8%29.1%
No cars or vans in household14.4%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.2%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.

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  • Greenwood 1.3 mi
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