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Smythies Avenue, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Smythies Avenue, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/smythies-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO1 2US, CO1 2UR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£302,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£284,952
21 sales
Price range
£218k – £400k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Jul 2026
CO1 2US

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At a glance

House prices£303k average15% below the Colchester average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkColchester Town station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 25 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 Smythies Avenue, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £302,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £284,600. Average sale prices rose from £219,333 in 2016 to £302,500 in 2026 (+38%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 15% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 5 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 95% semi-detached, 5% detached. Recorded sale prices on Smythies Avenue range from £218,000 to £400,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Smythies Avenue ranks 344th for average price.

House prices on Smythies Avenue compared

Smythies Avenue£302,500
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: £219,333 (3 sales)2016£219k2017: £292,000 (1 sales)2017£292k2018: £285,500 (2 sales)2018£286k2019: £282,000 (1 sales)2019£282k2020: £246,667 (3 sales)2020£247k2021: £280,000 (2 sales)2021£280k2022: £364,250 (2 sales)2022£364k2023: £295,000 (2 sales)2023£295k2024: £312,500 (1 sales)2024£313k2025: £322,500 (2 sales)2025£323k2026: £302,500 (2 sales)2026£303k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached20£284,60021 Jul 2026
Detached1£292,00015 Mar 2017

Sold prices on Smythies Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
32, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 21 Jul 2026£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 1 Jul 2026£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 12 Nov 2025£425,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Smythies Avenue CO1 2UR 26 Mar 2025£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Smythies Avenue CO1 2UR 28 Feb 2025£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 28 May 2024£312,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Smythies Avenue CO1 2UR 22 Sep 2023£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Smythies Avenue CO1 2UR 11 Apr 2023£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Smythies Avenue CO1 2UR 15 Jul 2022£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 7 Jul 2022£328,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Smythies Avenue CO1 2UR 10 Sep 2021£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 20 May 2021£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 6 Oct 2020£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 17 Sep 2020£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 22 May 2020£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Smythies Avenue CO1 2UR 27 Sep 2019£282,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 15 Jan 2019£10,000 OtherFreehold
13, Smythies Avenue CO1 2UR 23 Aug 2018£294,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 5 Jul 2018£277,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 19 Jul 2017£10,000 OtherFreehold
44, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 19 Jul 2017£10,000 OtherFreehold
42, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 15 Mar 2017£292,000 DetachedFreehold
61, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 19 Oct 2016£218,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 16 Sep 2016£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Smythies Avenue CO1 2US 18 Feb 2016£220,000 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
32, Smythies Avenue £235,000 (Sep 2020) → £295,000 (Jul 2026) +26%
over 6 yrs
44, Smythies Avenue £10,000 (Jul 2017) → £10,000 (Jan 2019) → £425,000 (Nov 2025) +4150%
over 8 yrs
4, Smythies Avenue £300,000 (Apr 2023) → £325,000 (Feb 2025) +8%
over 2 yrs
34, Smythies Avenue £277,000 (Jul 2018) → £328,500 (Jul 2022) +19%
over 4 yrs
22, Smythies Avenue £220,000 (Sep 2016) → £265,000 (Oct 2020) +20%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Smythies Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 209 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.1 mi
St James the Great Church of England Primary School 438 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St John's Green Primary School 591 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
St. George's School 609 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
The Sixth Form College Colchester 16 plus 16–99 Report 0.7 mi
Kendall Church of England Primary School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 186 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
North Primary School and Nursery 458 pupils Primary 3–11 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 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
  • Colchester station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Surgery (opp, East Hill) 2 min walk
  • The Surgery (o/s, East Hill) 2 min walk
  • Brook Street (opp, East St) 3 min walk
  • Coach Stop (W-bound, High St) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.1 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.1 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 0.7 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester Magdalen Express · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wimpole Road Foodstore · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Fittleworth Medical Ltd · 0.3 mi
  • Queen Street Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dentoworld · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Health Centre · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Health Centre · 0.3 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 4 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
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned53.9%62.5%
Private rented35.5%20.3%
Social rented10.5%17.1%
Households1,168

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.6%64.1%
Aged 65+17.7%18.6%
Residents2,375

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 Smythies Avenue

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White83.7%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.6%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4%3.5%
Other ethnic group2.7%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion44.5%44.3%
Christian42.7%44.4%
Not answered6.4%6.2%
Muslim3.3%2.1%
Buddhist1.1%0.7%
Hindu0.8%1.3%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Jewish0.3%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK79.1%85.5%
Born outside the UK20.9%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above36.8%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications17.9%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications15.1%14.8%
No qualifications14.3%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%10.3%
Apprenticeship4.2%5.2%
Other qualifications2.4%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health49.5%49.2%
Good health33.5%34.7%
Fair health12.3%11.9%
Bad health3.6%3.3%
Very bad health1.1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household50.3%42.3%
No cars or vans in household30.8%18.2%
2 cars or vans in household15.4%29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%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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