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Smallwood Road, Colchester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO2 9HB, CO2 9HA, CO2 9HD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£305,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£230,882
17 sales
Price range
£145k – £350k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Dec 2025
CO2 9HB

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At a glance

House prices£231k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station36 min walkColchester Town station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold58% freeholdAcross 19 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

17 property sales on Smallwood Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £305,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £258,650. 4 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 59% semi-detached, 35% flat, 6% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Smallwood Road range from £145,000 to £350,000. 58% of homes sold here were freehold and 42% leasehold.

House prices on Smallwood Road compared

CO2 postcode area£296,548
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Smallwood Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £211,667 (3 sales)2016£212k2017: £218,333 (3 sales)2017£218k2018: £185,000 (1 sales)2018£185k2019: £210,000 (2 sales)2019£210k2021: £260,750 (2 sales)2021£261k2022: £238,833 (3 sales)2022£239k2023: £207,000 (1 sales)2023£207k2024: £280,000 (1 sales)2024£280k2025: £305,000 (1 sales)2025£305k

Tenure: 58% freehold and 42% leasehold across 19 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached10£258,6508 Dec 2025
Flat6£180,58312 Oct 2023
Terraced1£255,0009 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Smallwood Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
30, Smallwood Road CO2 9HB 8 Dec 2025£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Smallwood Road CO2 9HB 21 Jun 2024£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Smallwood Road CO2 9HB 12 Oct 2023£207,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Smallwood Road CO2 9HB 28 Oct 2022£190,000 FlatLeasehold
50, Smallwood Road CO2 9HD 17 Jun 2022£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Smallwood Road CO2 9HB 12 May 2022£180,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Smallwood Road CO2 9HB 3 May 2022£186,500 FlatLeasehold
42, Smallwood Road CO2 9HB 9 Mar 2021£255,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Smallwood Road CO2 9HA 22 Jan 2021£266,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Smallwood Road CO2 9HB 5 Nov 2019£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Smallwood Road CO2 9HA 16 Jul 2019£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Smallwood Road CO2 9HB 12 Jun 2019£180,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Smallwood Road CO2 9HB 23 Nov 2018£185,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Smallwood Road CO2 9HA 24 Jul 2017£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Smallwood Road CO2 9HA 30 May 2017£180,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
22, Smallwood Road CO2 9HB 9 Feb 2017£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Smallwood Road CO2 9HD 4 Nov 2016£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Smallwood Road CO2 9HD 23 Sep 2016£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Smallwood Road CO2 9HB 8 Jan 2016£145,000 FlatLeasehold

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
25, Smallwood Road £180,000 (Jun 2019) → £207,000 (Oct 2023) +15%
over 4 yrs
50, Smallwood Road £250,000 (Sep 2016) → £350,000 (Jun 2022) +40%
over 6 yrs
29, Smallwood Road £145,000 (Jan 2016) → £186,500 (May 2022) +29%
over 6 yrs
22, Smallwood Road £225,000 (Feb 2017) → £240,000 (Nov 2019) +7%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Smallwood Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Paxman Academy 873 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.1 mi
Kings Ford Academy 152 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.2 mi
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery 154 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.2 mi
North East Essex Co-operative Academy 105 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 4–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Gosbecks Primary School 227 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester 228 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 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

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 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Alderman Blaxhill School (opp, Paxman Ave) 2 min walk
  • Alderman Blaxhill School (o/s, Paxman Ave) 2 min walk
  • Iceni Way (SE-bound, Iceni Way) 2 min walk
  • Paxman Avenue (W-bound, Paxman Ave) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 0.7 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 1.3 mi
  • Winstree Medical Practice
    84 Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shrub End Foodstore · 0.1 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Shrub End Colchester · 0.2 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Colchester Express Petrol · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Prettygate Foodstore · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hutt Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Prettygate Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Layer Road Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Colchester Dental Centre · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 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
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.7%62.5%
Private rented11.4%20.3%
Social rented20.8%17.1%
Households595

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.9%64.1%
Aged 65+13.4%18.6%
Residents1,503

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 Smallwood Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White91.8%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%3.5%
Other ethnic group0.4%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian46.7%44.4%
No religion45%44.3%
Not answered5.9%6.2%
Hindu0.9%1.3%
Buddhist0.7%0.7%
Jewish0.3%0.2%
Muslim0.3%2.1%
Other religion0.3%0.6%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK90.9%85.5%
Born outside the UK9.1%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above27.6%32.2%
No qualifications17.9%15.4%
Level 3 qualifications17.8%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications15.6%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%10.3%
Apprenticeship5.3%5.2%
Other qualifications3.2%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health50.5%49.2%
Good health33.1%34.7%
Fair health11.8%11.9%
Bad health3.9%3.3%
Very bad health0.7%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household37.8%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household34.6%29.1%
No cars or vans in household13.9%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.6%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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Estate agents near Smallwood Road

  • Oakheart Property 0.7 mi
  • Revell Estates Ltd. 1.4 mi
  • Harding Group 1.4 mi
  • Ezemove Ezelet 1.5 mi
  • Greenwood 1.5 mi

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