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St Helena Road, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: St Helena Road, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/st-helena-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO3 3BA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£404,654
13 sales
Price range
£250k – £480k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Mar 2025
CO3 3BA

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At a glance

House prices£405k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% 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 station19 min walkColchester Town station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 13 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

13 property sales on St Helena Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 28 Mar 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £396,818. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 85% semi-detached, 15% detached. Recorded sale prices on St Helena Road range from £250,000 to £480,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on St Helena Road compared

CO3 postcode area£360,427
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. St Helena Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £310,000 (2 sales)2016£310k2017: £383,500 (2 sales)2017£384k2018: £446,667 (3 sales)2018£447k2020: £411,500 (2 sales)2020£412k2021: £415,500 (1 sales)2021£416k2022: £457,500 (1 sales)2022£458k2023: £475,000 (1 sales)2023£475k2025: £362,500 (1 sales)2025£363k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 13 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£396,81828 Mar 2025
Detached2£447,75018 Nov 2021

Sold prices on St Helena Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, St Helena Road CO3 3BA 28 Mar 2025£362,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, St Helena Road CO3 3BA 30 Oct 2023£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, St Helena Road CO3 3BA 6 Apr 2022£457,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, St Helena Road CO3 3BA 18 Nov 2021£415,500 DetachedFreehold
20, St Helena Road CO3 3BA 11 Dec 2020£362,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, St Helena Road CO3 3BA 8 Sep 2020£461,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, St Helena Road CO3 3BA 25 Oct 2018£480,000 DetachedFreehold
11, St Helena Road CO3 3BA 5 Oct 2018£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, St Helena Road CO3 3BA 22 Jun 2018£410,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, St Helena Road CO3 3BA 28 Sep 2017£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, St Helena Road CO3 3BA 31 Jan 2017£317,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, St Helena Road CO3 3BA 4 Aug 2016£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, St Helena Road CO3 3BA 17 Feb 2016£250,000 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
9, St Helena Road £450,000 (Sep 2017) → £461,000 (Sep 2020) +2%
over 3 yrs
19, St Helena Road £250,000 (Feb 2016) → £317,000 (Jan 2017) +27%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near St Helena Road

Crime

451 crimes were reported within about a mile of St Helena Road in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences177
Anti-social behaviour54
Public order46
Shoplifting45
Other theft39
Criminal damage & arson33

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

Flood risk

St Helena Road is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood 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 St Helena Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hamilton Primary School 420 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Colchester Royal Grammar School 1,073 pupils Secondary Christian 11–18 Inadequate Report 0.4 mi
Colchester Prep & High School 280 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 0.5 mi
St Benedict's Catholic College 905 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Colchester County High School for Girls 1,198 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Philip Morant School and College 1,888 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Mary's School for Girls 424 pupils Other independent school 2–17 Report 0.6 mi
Kingswode Hoe School 167 pupils Academy special converter 5–16 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 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
  • Colchester station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Drury Arms (o/s, Layer Rd) 2 min walk
  • Ireton Road (opp, Maldon Rd) 2 min walk
  • Ireton Road (adj, Maldon Rd) 2 min walk
  • Hamilton Road (adj, Butt Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Colchester Layer Road Local · 0.1 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Colchester · 0.2 mi
  • Spar Spar - Maldon Road · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester Crouch St Express · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cavalry Road Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Abbey Field Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Creffield Lodge Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • The Avenue (dental Surgery) · 0.4 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 skills10 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.5%62.5%
Private rented13.3%20.3%
Social rented1.2%17.1%
Households497

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.2%64.1%
Aged 65+15.5%18.6%
Residents1,335

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 St Helena Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White90.6%87%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%2.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%5.1%
Other ethnic group1.4%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%3.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion48.9%44.3%
Christian40.5%44.4%
Not answered6.7%6.2%
Muslim1.9%2.1%
Buddhist1%0.7%
Hindu0.6%1.3%
Other religion0.3%0.6%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK89.5%85.5%
Born outside the UK10.5%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above48.4%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications17.7%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications13.9%14.8%
No qualifications7.5%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%10.3%
Apprenticeship3.2%5.2%
Other qualifications2.5%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health59.1%49.2%
Good health29.5%34.7%
Fair health8.6%11.9%
Bad health2.6%3.3%
Very bad health0.2%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household49.3%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household31.9%29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%10.4%
No cars or vans in household8.5%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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