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Spring Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Spring Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/spring-road-brightlingsea/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO7 0PJ, CO7 0PN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£196,250
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£233,200
25 sales
Price range
£122k – £455k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Jun 2026
CO7 0PN

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At a glance

House prices£196k average45% below the Colchester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr walkAlresford (Essex) station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband32% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 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 Spring Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £196,250. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £204,679. Average sale prices fell from £217,400 in 2016 to £196,250 in 2026 (-10%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 45% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 56% terraced, 24% detached, 20% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Spring Road range from £122,000 to £455,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Spring Road ranks 520th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Spring Road compared

Spring Road£196,250
CO7 postcode area£395,860
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £217,400 (5 sales)2016£217k2017: £197,000 (1 sales)2017£197k2018: £230,000 (1 sales)2018£230k2019: £279,833 (6 sales)2019£280k2020: £175,000 (1 sales)2020£175k2021: £214,833 (3 sales)2021£215k2022: £246,667 (3 sales)2022£247k2024: £210,000 (1 sales)2024£210k2025: £237,500 (2 sales)2025£238k2026: £196,250 (2 sales)2026£196k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced14£204,6796 Jan 2026
Detached6£323,3337 Mar 2025
Semi-detached5£204,90026 Jun 2026

Sold prices on Spring Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
65, Spring Road CO7 0PN 26 Jun 2026£232,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Spring Road CO7 0PN 6 Jan 2026£160,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Spring Road CO7 0PJ 28 Mar 2025£195,000 TerracedFreehold
68, Spring Road CO7 0PN 7 Mar 2025£280,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Spring Road CO7 0PJ 3 Oct 2024£210,000 TerracedFreehold
55B, Spring Road CO7 0PN 7 Oct 2022£285,000 TerracedFreehold
55A, Spring Road CO7 0PN 30 Sep 2022£245,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Spring Road CO7 0PN 21 Jan 2022£210,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Spring Road CO7 0PJ 9 Nov 2021£267,500 TerracedFreehold
65, Spring Road CO7 0PN 25 Aug 2021£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Spring Road CO7 0PJ 8 Jan 2021£122,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Spring Road CO7 0PN 19 Jun 2020£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Spring Road CO7 0PN 2 Dec 2019£213,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Spring Road CO7 0PJ 4 Nov 2019£165,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Spring Road CO7 0PJ 28 Aug 2019£455,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Spring Road CO7 0PJ 15 Jul 2019£265,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Spring Road CO7 0PN 15 Feb 2019£181,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Spring Road CO7 0PJ 23 Jan 2019£399,995 DetachedFreehold
50, Spring Road CO7 0PN 11 Jun 2018£230,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Spring Road CO7 0PJ 10 Feb 2017£197,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Spring Road CO7 0PJ 22 Nov 2016£80,000 OtherFreehold
3, Spring Road CO7 0PJ 22 Nov 2016£290,000 DetachedFreehold
69, Spring Road CO7 0PN 27 May 2016£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Spring Road CO7 0PJ 26 Apr 2016£250,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Spring Road CO7 0PJ 5 Feb 2016£152,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Spring Road CO7 0PJ 19 Jan 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
65, Spring Road £255,000 (Aug 2021) → £232,500 (Jun 2026) -9%
over 5 yrs
9, Spring Road £152,000 (Feb 2016) → £165,000 (Nov 2019) → £195,000 (Mar 2025) +28%
over 9 yrs
40, Spring Road £197,000 (Feb 2017) → £267,500 (Nov 2021) +36%
over 5 yrs
3, Spring Road £290,000 (Nov 2016) → £399,995 (Jan 2019) +38%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Spring Road

Crime

35 crimes were reported within about a mile of Spring Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences19
Anti-social behaviour5
Criminal damage & arson3
Burglary2
Other theft2
Public order2

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

Flood risk

Spring Road is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • The tidal River Colne from Brightlingsea to Wivenhoe Flood alert area
  • The tidal River Colne at Point Clear and Saint Osyth Creek Flood alert area
  • The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries Flood alert area
  • The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour 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 Spring Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery 653 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Colne Community School 1,289 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 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

  • Alresford (Essex) station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk
  • Great Bentley station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
  • Wivenhoe station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Spring Chase (SW-bound, Spring Chase) 2 min walk
  • Spring Chase (NE-bound, Spring Chase) 2 min walk
  • Lower Park Road (SW-bound, Lower Park Rd) 4 min walk
  • Victoria Place (E-bound, Victoria Place) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colne Medical Centre
    40 Station Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Great Bentley Surgery
    The Hollies, The Green, Colchester · 3.3 mi
  • Wivenhoe Surgery
    Wivenhoe Medical Centre, Phillip Road, Colchester · 4.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Brightlingsea Express · 0.2 mi
  • Spar Spar - Brightlingsea Post Office · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Brightlingsea Foodstore · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsbury's Brightlingsea · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Colne View Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Natrelles · 0.3 mi
  • Brightling Sea Dental Practice · 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 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.3%62.5%
Private rented14.2%20.3%
Social rented6.4%17.1%
Households793

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6452.5%64.1%
Aged 65+35.0%18.6%
Residents1,681

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)32%80%
Gigabit-capable32%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 networks77%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across Tendring 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 Spring Road

Ethnic group

HereTendring
White98%96.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%1.6%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.6%

Religion

HereTendring
Christian49.6%49.3%
No religion42.8%43.2%
Not answered5.7%5.9%
Other religion0.8%0.5%
Muslim0.6%0.4%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereTendring
Born in the UK96.6%95%
Born outside the UK3.4%5%

Highest qualification

HereTendring
No qualifications22.6%26.2%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.4%19.9%
Level 3 qualifications16.3%15.6%
Level 2 qualifications14.4%15.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%12.9%
Apprenticeship8%6.8%
Other qualifications3.1%3.3%

General health

HereTendring
Very good health39.7%39.4%
Good health38.7%35.6%
Fair health15%17.2%
Bad health4.8%6%
Very bad health1.8%1.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereTendring
1 car or van in household45%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household27.7%25.8%
No cars or vans in household15%20.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%10.8%

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 Tendring.

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