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Roman Road, Colchester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO1 1UP, CO1 1UR, CO1 1UL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£350,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£332,100
40 sales
Price range
£125k – £685k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Jul 2026
CO1 1UP

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At a glance

House prices£350k averageAbout the Colchester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station8 min walkColchester Town station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold96% 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

40 property sales on Roman Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £350,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £303,481. Average sale prices rose from £204,900 in 2016 to £350,000 in 2026 (+71%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 12 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 11 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 65% terraced, 30% semi-detached, 5% flat. Recorded sale prices on Roman Road range from £125,000 to £685,000. 96% of homes sold here were freehold and 4% leasehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Roman Road ranks 236th for average price.

House prices on Roman Road compared

Roman Road£350,000
CO1 postcode area£250,439
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £204,900 (5 sales)2016£205k2017: £245,000 (1 sales)2017£245k2018: £290,000 (6 sales)2018£290k2019: £331,125 (4 sales)2019£331k2020: £360,833 (3 sales)2020£361k2021: £339,571 (7 sales)2021£340k2022: £336,250 (4 sales)2022£336k2023: £482,600 (5 sales)2023£483k2025: £344,167 (3 sales)2025£344k2026: £350,000 (2 sales)2026£350k

Tenure: 96% freehold and 4% leasehold across 45 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced26£303,48129 Jun 2026
Semi-detached12£425,7087 Jul 2026
Flat2£142,50020 Dec 2021

Sold prices on Roman Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
50, Roman Road CO1 1UP 7 Jul 2026£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Roman Road CO1 1UR 29 Jun 2026£265,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Roman Road CO1 1UR 12 Dec 2025£236,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Roman Road CO1 1UR 11 Sep 2025£271,500 TerracedFreehold
37, Roman Road CO1 1UR 9 May 2025£371,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Roman Road CO1 1UP 9 Jan 2025£390,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Roman Road CO1 1UP 18 Dec 2023£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Roman Road CO1 1UP 25 Aug 2023£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Roman Road CO1 1UP 29 Jun 2023£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Roman Road CO1 1UR 15 Jun 2023£523,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Roman Road CO1 1UL 2 Jun 2023£350,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Roman Road CO1 1UR 24 Apr 2023£685,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Roman Road CO1 1UR 23 Mar 2023£470,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Roman Road CO1 1UR 5 Sep 2022£330,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Roman Road CO1 1UP 13 Jun 2022£315,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Roman Road CO1 1UP 8 Apr 2022£365,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Roman Road CO1 1UP 28 Feb 2022£335,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 5, Kensington Court, 47, Roman Road CO1 1UR 20 Dec 2021£160,000 FlatLeasehold
55, Roman Road CO1 1UR 30 Nov 2021£428,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Roman Road CO1 1UR 30 Sep 2021£315,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Roman Road CO1 1UR 11 Jun 2021£287,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Roman Road CO1 1UP 5 Mar 2021£214,000 TerracedFreehold
82, Roman Road CO1 1UP 27 Jan 2021£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Roman Road CO1 1UP 14 Jan 2021£445,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Roman Road CO1 1UP 8 Jan 2021£365,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Roman Road CO1 1UR 14 Dec 2020£447,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Roman Road CO1 1UR 27 Aug 2020£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Roman Road CO1 1UP 4 Aug 2020£290,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Roman Road CO1 1UP 16 Aug 2019£272,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Roman Road CO1 1UR 24 May 2019£312,500 TerracedFreehold
74, Roman Road CO1 1UP 24 May 2019£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Roman Road CO1 1UP 26 Apr 2019£315,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Roman Road CO1 1UR 12 Nov 2018£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Roman Road CO1 1UP 12 Nov 2018£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Roman Road CO1 1UP 18 Oct 2018£240,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Roman Road CO1 1UR 26 Sep 2018£230,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Roman Road CO1 1UP 29 Aug 2018£280,000 TerracedFreehold
88, Roman Road CO1 1UL 19 Jan 2018£250,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Roman Road CO1 1UP 14 Jul 2017£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Roman Road CO1 1UR 31 Jan 2017£237,500 OtherFreehold
Flat 5, Kensington Court, 47, Roman Road CO1 1UR 18 Nov 2016£125,000 FlatLeasehold
52, Roman Road CO1 1UP 8 Sep 2016£249,500 TerracedFreehold
7, Roman Road CO1 1UR 4 Apr 2016£230,000 TerracedFreehold
88, Roman Road CO1 1UL 23 Feb 2016£185,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Roman Road CO1 1UP 25 Jan 2016£235,000 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
50, Roman Road £315,000 (Nov 2018) → £435,000 (Jul 2026) +38%
over 8 yrs
7, Roman Road £230,000 (Apr 2016) → £265,000 (Jun 2026) +15%
over 10 yrs
37, Roman Road £330,000 (Sep 2022) → £371,000 (May 2025) +12%
over 3 yrs
66, Roman Road £315,000 (Apr 2019) → £390,000 (Jan 2025) +24%
over 6 yrs
24, Roman Road £245,000 (Jul 2017) → £385,000 (Dec 2023) +57%
over 6 yrs
76, Roman Road £275,000 (Jun 2023) → £290,000 (Aug 2023) +5%
over under a year
49, Roman Road £425,000 (Nov 2018) → £523,000 (Jun 2023) +23%
over 5 yrs
40, Roman Road £214,000 (Mar 2021) → £365,000 (Apr 2022) +71%
over 1 yr
54, Roman Road £272,000 (Aug 2019) → £335,000 (Feb 2022) +23%
over 3 yrs
Flat 5, Kensington Court, 47, Roman Road £125,000 (Nov 2016) → £160,000 (Dec 2021) +28%
over 5 yrs
8, Roman Road £237,500 (Jan 2017) → £230,000 (Sep 2018) -3%
over 2 yrs
88, Roman Road £185,000 (Feb 2016) → £250,000 (Jan 2018) +35%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Roman Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 209 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
St James the Great Church of England Primary School 438 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
The Sixth Form College Colchester 16 plus 16–99 Report 0.5 mi
St John's Green Primary School 591 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
North Primary School and Nursery 458 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Helena School 986 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Colchester Prep & High School 280 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 0.8 mi
St. George's School 609 pupils Primary 3–11 Good 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

  • Colchester Town station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Colchester station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Coach Stop (East-bound, High St) 3 min walk
  • Greyfriars (Stop Ha, High St) 3 min walk
  • Coach Stop (W-bound, High St) 3 min walk
  • Greyfriars (Stop Hb, High St) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.2 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.2 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Spar Spar - Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester Express · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Colchester · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Queen Street Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Colchester City Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dentoworld · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Health Centre · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Health Centre · 0.2 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 6 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned65.7%62.5%
Private rented23.2%20.3%
Social rented10.8%17.1%
Households981

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.2%64.1%
Aged 65+17.2%18.6%
Residents2,319

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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 Roman Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White80%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.5%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.9%3.5%
Other ethnic group2.9%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian42.6%44.4%
No religion41.9%44.3%
Muslim6.3%2.1%
Not answered6.2%6.2%
Hindu1.4%1.3%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Buddhist0.6%0.7%
Jewish0.2%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK77.1%85.5%
Born outside the UK22.9%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above40.3%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications17.1%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications13.7%14.8%
No qualifications12.1%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%10.3%
Apprenticeship4.1%5.2%
Other qualifications2.8%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health49.9%49.2%
Good health36.3%34.7%
Fair health10.1%11.9%
Bad health3.1%3.3%
Very bad health0.6%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household52.1%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household22.1%29.1%
No cars or vans in household20%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%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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