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St James Place, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: St James Place, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/st-james-place/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO4 5TZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£135,205
28 sales
Price range
£118k – £161k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 Oct 2024
CO4 5TZ

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At a glance

House prices£135k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station39 min walkColchester station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 40 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

28 property sales on St James Place, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 11 Oct 2024. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £135,205. Average sale prices rose from £128,000 in 2016 to £129,000 in 2024 (+1%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on St James Place range from £118,000 to £160,500. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on St James Place compared

CO4 postcode area£335,259
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. St James Place has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £128,000 (4 sales)2016£128k2017: £126,167 (3 sales)2017£126k2018: £137,500 (4 sales)2018£138k2019: £131,875 (4 sales)2019£132k2020: £135,500 (2 sales)2020£136k2021: £160,500 (1 sales)2021£161k2022: £148,688 (4 sales)2022£149k2023: £133,375 (4 sales)2023£133k2024: £129,000 (2 sales)2024£129k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 40 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat28£135,20511 Oct 2024

Sold prices on St James Place

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
19, St James Place CO4 5TZ 28 Mar 2025£125,000 FlatLeasehold
21, St James Place CO4 5TZ 3 Feb 2025£145,000 FlatLeasehold
56, St James Place CO4 5TZ 14 Jan 2025£133,500 FlatLeasehold
24, St James Place CO4 5TZ 11 Oct 2024£135,000 FlatLeasehold
2, St James Place CO4 5TZ 18 Jan 2024£123,000 FlatLeasehold
35, St James Place CO4 5TZ 1 Dec 2023£140,000 FlatLeasehold
20, St James Place CO4 5TZ 19 Oct 2023£130,000 FlatLeasehold
5, St James Place CO4 5TZ 28 Apr 2023£128,500 FlatLeasehold
54, St James Place CO4 5TZ 20 Jan 2023£135,000 FlatLeasehold
14, St James Place CO4 5TZ 5 Dec 2022£117,000 FlatLeasehold
29, St James Place CO4 5TZ 6 Oct 2022£147,000 FlatLeasehold
70, St James Place CO4 5TZ 24 Aug 2022£155,000 FlatLeasehold
21, St James Place CO4 5TZ 26 Jul 2022£160,000 FlatLeasehold
58, St James Place CO4 5TZ 30 Jun 2022£145,000 FlatLeasehold
13, St James Place CO4 5TZ 31 May 2022£147,750 FlatLeasehold
10, St James Place CO4 5TZ 17 Nov 2021£160,500 FlatLeasehold
26, St James Place CO4 5TZ 10 Dec 2020£145,000 FlatLeasehold
19, St James Place CO4 5TZ 13 Mar 2020£126,000 FlatLeasehold
23, St James Place CO4 5TZ 4 Oct 2019£112,000 FlatLeasehold
35, St James Place CO4 5TZ 23 Sep 2019£130,000 FlatLeasehold
56, St James Place CO4 5TZ 6 Sep 2019£140,000 FlatLeasehold
18, St James Place CO4 5TZ 31 Jul 2019£132,500 FlatLeasehold
16, St James Place CO4 5TZ 10 May 2019£125,000 FlatLeasehold
33, St James Place CO4 5TZ 21 Dec 2018£140,000 FlatLeasehold
27, St James Place CO4 5TZ 30 Nov 2018£128,000 FlatLeasehold
26, St James Place CO4 5TZ 12 Oct 2018£136,000 FlatLeasehold
32, St James Place CO4 5TZ 29 Jun 2018£126,000 FlatLeasehold
34, St James Place CO4 5TZ 26 Jan 2018£160,000 FlatLeasehold
57, St James Place CO4 5TZ 11 Aug 2017£135,000 FlatLeasehold
52, St James Place CO4 5TZ 14 Jul 2017£145,000 FlatLeasehold
62, St James Place CO4 5TZ 14 Jul 2017£145,000 FlatLeasehold
19, St James Place CO4 5TZ 7 Jun 2017£123,500 FlatLeasehold
33, St James Place CO4 5TZ 12 May 2017£120,000 FlatLeasehold
27, St James Place CO4 5TZ 20 Oct 2016£120,000 FlatLeasehold
13, St James Place CO4 5TZ 5 Sep 2016£134,000 FlatLeasehold
25, St James Place CO4 5TZ 22 Jun 2016£128,000 FlatLeasehold
59, St James Place CO4 5TZ 19 Apr 2016£117,500 FlatLeasehold
8, St James Place CO4 5TZ 17 Mar 2016£145,000 FlatLeasehold
14, St James Place CO4 5TZ 14 Mar 2016£118,000 FlatLeasehold
69, St James Place CO4 5TZ 14 Mar 2016£129,000 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
19, St James Place £123,500 (Jun 2017) → £126,000 (Mar 2020) → £125,000 (Mar 2025) +1%
over 8 yrs
21, St James Place £160,000 (Jul 2022) → £145,000 (Feb 2025) -9%
over 3 yrs
56, St James Place £140,000 (Sep 2019) → £133,500 (Jan 2025) -5%
over 5 yrs
35, St James Place £130,000 (Sep 2019) → £140,000 (Dec 2023) +8%
over 4 yrs
14, St James Place £118,000 (Mar 2016) → £117,000 (Dec 2022) -1%
over 7 yrs
13, St James Place £134,000 (Sep 2016) → £147,750 (May 2022) +10%
over 6 yrs
26, St James Place £136,000 (Oct 2018) → £145,000 (Dec 2020) +7%
over 2 yrs
33, St James Place £120,000 (May 2017) → £140,000 (Dec 2018) +17%
over 2 yrs
27, St James Place £120,000 (Oct 2016) → £128,000 (Nov 2018) +7%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near St James Place

Crime

103 crimes were reported within about a mile of St James Place in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences34
Anti-social behaviour25
Shoplifting10
Other theft9
Criminal damage & arson8
Public order8

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

Flood risk

St James Place is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • The River Colne from Great Yeldham to Colchester 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 James Place

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Brinkley Grove Primary School 403 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.6 mi
The Gilberd School 1,588 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
Camulos Academy 406 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Highwoods Community Primary School 453 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department 6 pupils Pupil referral unit 13–18 Report 1.0 mi
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester 210 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.1 mi
Myland Community Primary School 307 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.3 mi
The Trinity School 780 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.4 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 2.0 mi · 39 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Cuckoo Point (opp, Severalls Lane) 1 min walk
  • Cuckoo Point (adj, Severalls Lane) 2 min walk
  • Inspiration Ave (adj, Axial Way) 2 min walk
  • Inspiration Ave (opp, Axial Way) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Highwoods Surgery
    Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • Mill Road Surgery
    47 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • Turner Road Surgery
    The Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester · 1.4 mi
  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 2.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Colchester - Via Urbis Romanae Local · 0.8 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Colchester Connect BP · 0.9 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Colchester Extra · 1.0 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Colchester Eastwood BP · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • Nayland Road Pharmacy · 1.4 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 1.6 mi

Dentists

  • Colchester Orthodontic Centre · 0.2 mi
  • Hello Dental · 0.3 mi
  • Country Park Dental Practice Ltd · 0.9 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned40.2%62.5%
Private rented42.9%20.3%
Social rented16.8%17.1%
Households482

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6472.5%64.1%
Aged 65+3.1%18.6%
Residents1,116

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)0%80%
Gigabit-capable0%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 James Place

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White74.7%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.2%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.6%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%2.9%
Other ethnic group1.8%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion50.1%44.3%
Christian35.5%44.4%
Muslim5.5%2.1%
Not answered5.1%6.2%
Hindu1.5%1.3%
Buddhist1.3%0.7%
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Sikh0.4%–

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK75.7%85.5%
Born outside the UK24.3%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above39.6%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications18.8%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications17.3%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%10.3%
No qualifications7.7%15.4%
Apprenticeship4.6%5.2%
Other qualifications1.6%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health57.3%49.2%
Good health31%34.7%
Fair health9.1%11.9%
Bad health2.1%3.3%
Very bad health0.6%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household51.1%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household29.5%29.1%
No cars or vans in household15.5%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.9%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 St James Place

  • Lighters 1.0 mi
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  • David Martin 1.8 mi
  • Onsite Lettings & Management 2.2 mi
  • Spicerhaart 2.3 mi

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