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Shelley Road, Colchester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO3 4JL, CO3 4JH, CO3 4JN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£442,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£330,476
21 sales
Price range
£235k – £535k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Jun 2026
CO3 4JH

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At a glance

House prices£443k average24% 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 station37 min walkColchester station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 21 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

21 property sales on Shelley Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £442,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £297,681. That is 24% above the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% semi-detached, 48% detached. Recorded sale prices on Shelley Road range from £235,000 to £535,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Shelley Road ranks 106th for average price.

House prices on Shelley Road compared

Shelley Road£442,500
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: £281,000 (2 sales)2016£281k2017: £325,000 (2 sales)2017£325k2018: £278,667 (3 sales)2018£279k2019: £340,000 (1 sales)2019£340k2020: £304,583 (6 sales)2020£305k2022: £335,000 (1 sales)2022£335k2024: £341,500 (3 sales)2024£342k2025: £507,500 (2 sales)2025£508k2026: £350,000 (1 sales)2026£350k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 21 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£297,68118 Oct 2024
Detached10£366,55018 Jun 2026

Sold prices on Shelley Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
37, Shelley Road CO3 4JH 18 Jun 2026£350,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Shelley Road CO3 4JN 12 Dec 2025£535,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Shelley Road CO3 4JN 14 Feb 2025£480,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Shelley Road CO3 4JL 4 Nov 2024£377,500 DetachedFreehold
34, Shelley Road CO3 4JL 18 Oct 2024£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Shelley Road CO3 4JH 11 Mar 2024£292,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Shelley Road CO3 4JL 1 Jun 2022£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Shelley Road CO3 4JL 1 Dec 2020£299,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Shelley Road CO3 4JH 2 Nov 2020£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Shelley Road CO3 4JH 18 Aug 2020£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Shelley Road CO3 4JL 19 Jun 2020£330,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Shelley Road CO3 4JN 9 Mar 2020£275,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Shelley Road CO3 4JL 17 Feb 2020£237,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Shelley Road CO3 4JN 19 Dec 2019£340,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Shelley Road CO3 4JH 25 Sep 2018£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Shelley Road CO3 4JH 17 Aug 2018£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Shelley Road CO3 4JL 8 Jun 2018£291,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Shelley Road CO3 4JH 24 Nov 2017£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Shelley Road CO3 4JN 13 Jan 2017£370,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Shelley Road CO3 4JL 9 May 2016£317,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Shelley Road CO3 4JL 22 Apr 2016£245,000 Semi-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
16, Shelley Road £370,000 (Jan 2017) → £535,000 (Dec 2025) +45%
over 9 yrs
21, Shelley Road £330,000 (Jun 2020) → £377,500 (Nov 2024) +14%
over 4 yrs
34, Shelley Road £335,000 (Jun 2022) → £355,000 (Oct 2024) +6%
over 2 yrs
30, Shelley Road £245,000 (Apr 2016) → £299,995 (Dec 2020) +22%
over 5 yrs
50, Shelley Road £310,000 (Aug 2018) → £305,000 (Aug 2020) -2%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Shelley Road

Crime

144 crimes were reported within about a mile of Shelley 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 offences60
Anti-social behaviour28
Public order16
Criminal damage & arson13
Shoplifting9
Vehicle crime7

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

Flood risk

Shelley Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • The River Colne from Great Yeldham to Colchester Flood alert 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 Shelley Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Home Farm Primary School 422 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 252 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
The Willows Other independent special school 11–17 Report 0.2 mi
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils 236 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Prettygate Infant School 172 pupils Primary 5–7 Good Report 0.6 mi
Prettygate Junior School 250 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
Lexden Springs School 301 pupils Academy special sponsor led 3–19 Inadequate Report 0.6 mi
Philip Morant School and College 1,888 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.7 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 1.9 mi · 37 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 2.1 mi · 41 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Burns Avenue (adj, Scott Dr) 1 min walk
  • Shakespeare Road (SE-bound, Shakespeare Rd) 2 min walk
  • Burns Avenue (opp, Scott Dr) 2 min walk
  • Shakespeare Road (NW-bound, Shakespeare Rd) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 0.4 mi
  • Winstree Medical Practice
    84 Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • Tollgate Health Centre
    145 London Road, Stanway, Colchester · 1.1 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Prettygate Foodstore · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Stanway Supermarket · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food PFS Co-op Petrol Colchester · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Colchester Stanway Villa · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Ambrose Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Prettygate Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • 118 Straight Road [dental Practice] · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • The Avenue (dental Surgery) · 1.1 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.9%62.5%
Private rented12.0%20.3%
Social rented1.1%17.1%
Households634

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.5%64.1%
Aged 65+30.3%18.6%
Residents1,441

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 Shelley Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White91%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.3%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%2.9%
Other ethnic group1.1%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%3.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian54%44.4%
No religion35.9%44.3%
Not answered5.8%6.2%
Hindu2.5%1.3%
Muslim1.1%2.1%
Buddhist0.6%0.7%
Jewish0.1%0.2%
Other religion0.1%0.6%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK87.7%85.5%
Born outside the UK12.3%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above40.4%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications15.3%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications13.8%14.8%
No qualifications12.9%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%10.3%
Apprenticeship6.7%5.2%
Other qualifications2.2%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health50.5%49.2%
Good health34%34.7%
Fair health12.7%11.9%
Bad health2.4%3.3%
Very bad health0.3%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household41.3%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household32.5%29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.4%10.4%
No cars or vans in household12.8%18.2%

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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