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Recreation Road, Colchester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO1 2LB, CO1 2HE, CO1 2HF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£160,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£223,484
25 sales
Price range
£129k – £370k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Apr 2026
CO1 2LB

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At a glance

House prices£223k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station9 min walkHythe (Essex) station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold56% freeholdAcross 27 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

25 property sales on Recreation Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £160,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £145,425. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 48% flat, 48% terraced, 4% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Recreation Road range from £128,500 to £370,000. 56% of homes sold here were freehold and 44% leasehold.

House prices on Recreation Road compared

CO1 postcode area£250,439
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Recreation Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £167,167 (3 sales)2016£167k2017: £251,375 (4 sales)2017£251k2018: £287,500 (1 sales)2018£288k2019: £153,200 (3 sales)2019£153k2020: £280,500 (1 sales)2020£281k2021: £145,000 (2 sales)2021£145k2022: £333,500 (2 sales)2022£334k2023: £156,667 (3 sales)2023£157k2024: £138,000 (1 sales)2024£138k2025: £331,875 (4 sales)2025£332k2026: £160,000 (1 sales)2026£160k

Tenure: 56% freehold and 44% leasehold across 27 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat12£145,4252 Apr 2026
Terraced12£296,4179 Oct 2025
Semi-detached1£285,0001 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Recreation Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 10, Parkland Court, Recreation Road CO1 2LB 2 Apr 2026£160,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Recreation Road CO1 2HE 9 Oct 2025£357,500 TerracedFreehold
8, Recreation Road CO1 2HE 1 Jul 2025£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Recreation Road CO1 2HE 21 Mar 2025£370,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Recreation Road CO1 2HE 6 Jan 2025£315,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 7, Parkland Court, Recreation Road CO1 2LB 18 Nov 2024£138,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 12, Parkland Court, Recreation Road CO1 2LB 18 Dec 2023£158,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Parkland Court, Recreation Road CO1 2LB 29 Sep 2023£150,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, Parkland Court, Recreation Road CO1 2LB 16 Jun 2023£162,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Recreation Road CO1 2HE 21 Oct 2022£327,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Recreation Road CO1 2HF 17 Oct 2022£340,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 5, Parkland Court, Recreation Road CO1 2LB 30 Sep 2021£150,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 8, Parkland Court, Recreation Road CO1 2LB 8 Mar 2021£145,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 15, Parkland Court, Recreation Road CO1 2LB 26 Jan 2021£145,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Recreation Road CO1 2HE 18 May 2020£280,500 TerracedFreehold
54, Recreation Road CO1 2HF 15 Aug 2019£165,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 7, Parkland Court, Recreation Road CO1 2LB 17 May 2019£139,600 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Parkland Court, Recreation Road CO1 2LB 15 Mar 2019£155,000 FlatLeasehold
35, Recreation Road CO1 2HF 16 Nov 2018£287,500 TerracedFreehold
25, Recreation Road CO1 2HE 15 Sep 2017£295,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 5, Parkland Court, Recreation Road CO1 2LB 14 Jun 2017£133,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Recreation Road CO1 2HF 2 Jun 2017£292,500 TerracedFreehold
28, Recreation Road CO1 2HE 20 Apr 2017£285,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 9, Parkland Court, Recreation Road CO1 2LB 16 Dec 2016£131,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Recreation Road CO1 2HE 21 Oct 2016£242,000 TerracedFreehold
11 Parkland Court, Recreation Road CO1 2LB 19 Aug 2016£128,500 FlatFreehold
54, Recreation Road CO1 2HF 26 Feb 2016£155,000 TerracedFreehold

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
28, Recreation Road £285,000 (Apr 2017) → £370,000 (Mar 2025) +30%
over 8 yrs
Flat 7, Parkland Court, Recreation Road £139,600 (May 2019) → £138,000 (Nov 2024) -1%
over 6 yrs
Flat 9, Parkland Court, Recreation Road £131,000 (Dec 2016) → £162,000 (Jun 2023) +24%
over 6 yrs
35, Recreation Road £287,500 (Nov 2018) → £340,000 (Oct 2022) +18%
over 4 yrs
Flat 5, Parkland Court, Recreation Road £133,000 (Jun 2017) → £155,000 (Mar 2019) → £150,000 (Sep 2021) +13%
over 4 yrs
54, Recreation Road £155,000 (Feb 2016) → £165,000 (Aug 2019) +6%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Recreation Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Kendall Church of England Primary School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
St. George's School 609 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Old Heath Community Primary School 209 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Unity Primary Academy 432 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 209 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.9 mi
St James the Great Church of England Primary School 438 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
St John's Green Primary School 591 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.1 mi
Monkwick Junior School 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Good 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

  • Hythe (Essex) station 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
  • Colchester station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Scarletts Road (adj, Old Heath Rd) 4 min walk
  • Scarletts Road (opp, Old Heath Rd) 5 min walk
  • Barn Hall Avenue (adj, Old Heath Rd) 5 min walk
  • Worsnop House (opp, Old Heath Rd) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 1.0 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Old Heath Foodstore · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wimpole Road Foodstore · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Colchester Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester Magdalen Express · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • The Hythe Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Welpharm Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Wimpole Road (dental Surgery) · 0.4 mi
  • Dentoworld · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Care · 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned38.7%62.5%
Private rented34.5%20.3%
Social rented26.5%17.1%
Households615

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.7%64.1%
Aged 65+6.5%18.6%
Residents1,485

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 Recreation Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White79.8%87%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.3%3.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.9%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.3%2.9%
Other ethnic group2.7%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion47.1%44.3%
Christian39.9%44.4%
Muslim5.5%2.1%
Not answered4.8%6.2%
Hindu1.3%1.3%
Buddhist0.9%0.7%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Jewish0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK75.9%85.5%
Born outside the UK24.1%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above32.9%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications19.8%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%14.8%
No qualifications13.5%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%10.3%
Apprenticeship6.1%5.2%
Other qualifications1.9%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health51.2%49.2%
Good health34.8%34.7%
Fair health10.2%11.9%
Bad health3%3.3%
Very bad health0.9%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household49.4%42.3%
No cars or vans in household25.4%18.2%
2 cars or vans in household21%29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%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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