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Stephens Drive, Brightlingsea, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Stephens Drive, Brightlingsea, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/stephens-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO7 0FN.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£252,182
26 sales
Price range
£188k – £295k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Feb 2025
CO7 0FN

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At a glance

House prices£252k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr walkGreat Bentley station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold88% 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

26 property sales on Stephens Drive, Brightlingsea, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 14 Feb 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £252,345. 10 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 81% terraced, 12% flat, 8% detached. Recorded sale prices on Stephens Drive range from £187,550 to £295,000. 88% of homes sold here were freehold and 12% leasehold.

House prices on Stephens Drive compared

CO7 postcode area£395,860
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Stephens Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £252,150 (13 sales)2017£252k2018: £257,330 (3 sales)2018£257k2020: £187,550 (1 sales)2020£188k2021: £243,188 (4 sales)2021£243k2022: £242,500 (1 sales)2022£243k2023: £295,000 (1 sales)2023£295k2024: £263,500 (2 sales)2024£264k2025: £282,000 (1 sales)2025£282k

Tenure: 88% freehold and 12% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced21£252,34514 Feb 2025
Flat3£232,49826 Jul 2024
Detached2£279,99510 Nov 2017

Sold prices on Stephens Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
9, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 14 Feb 2025£282,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 30 Aug 2024£292,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 26 Jul 2024£235,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 24 Nov 2023£295,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 12 Sep 2022£242,500 FlatLeasehold
1, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 29 Oct 2021£280,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 30 Jul 2021£235,250 TerracedFreehold
2, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 30 Jun 2021£225,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 5 Mar 2021£232,500 TerracedFreehold
10, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 11 Dec 2020£187,550 TerracedFreehold
6, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 14 Sep 2018£287,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 26 Jan 2018£219,995 Flat New buildLeasehold
1, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 12 Jan 2018£264,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
3, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 19 Dec 2017£259,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
7, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 13 Dec 2017£249,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
9, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 8 Dec 2017£249,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
11, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 1 Dec 2017£294,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
15, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 10 Nov 2017£289,995 Detached New buildFreehold
17, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 27 Oct 2017£269,995 Detached New buildFreehold
14, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 20 Oct 2017£245,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
12, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 6 Oct 2017£224,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
10, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 29 Sep 2017£224,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
8, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 22 Sep 2017£242,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
4, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 14 Jul 2017£219,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
6, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 14 Jul 2017£280,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
2, Stephens Drive CO7 0FN 7 Jul 2017£224,995 Terraced New buildFreehold

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, Stephens Drive £249,995 (Dec 2017) → £282,000 (Feb 2025) +13%
over 7 yrs
7, Stephens Drive £249,995 (Dec 2017) → £292,000 (Aug 2024) +17%
over 7 yrs
5, Stephens Drive £219,995 (Jan 2018) → £242,500 (Sep 2022) → £235,000 (Jul 2024) +7%
over 6 yrs
3, Stephens Drive £259,995 (Dec 2017) → £295,000 (Nov 2023) +13%
over 6 yrs
1, Stephens Drive £264,995 (Jan 2018) → £280,000 (Oct 2021) +6%
over 4 yrs
12, Stephens Drive £224,995 (Oct 2017) → £235,250 (Jul 2021) +5%
over 4 yrs
2, Stephens Drive £224,995 (Jul 2017) → £225,000 (Jun 2021) +0%
over 4 yrs
8, Stephens Drive £242,995 (Sep 2017) → £232,500 (Mar 2021) -4%
over 3 yrs
10, Stephens Drive £224,995 (Sep 2017) → £187,550 (Dec 2020) -17%
over 3 yrs
6, Stephens Drive £280,000 (Jul 2017) → £287,000 (Sep 2018) +3%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Stephens Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery 653 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Colne Community School 1,289 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.8 mi
St Osyth Church of England Primary School 290 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Good Report 2.1 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

  • Great Bentley station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk
  • Alresford (Essex) station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
  • Weeley station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Chapel Road (S-bound, Chapel Rd) 3 min walk
  • Chapel Road (N-bound, Chapel Rd) 3 min walk
  • Hurst Green (adj, Hurst Green) 4 min walk
  • Hurst Green (opp, Hurst Green) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colne Medical Centre
    40 Station Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • Great Bentley Surgery
    The Hollies, The Green, Colchester · 3.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Brightlingsea Express · 0.5 mi
  • Spar Spar - Brightlingsea Post Office · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Brightlingsea Foodstore · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsbury's Brightlingsea · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 2.1 mi

Dentists

  • Brightling Sea Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Colne View Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Natrelles · 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.5%62.5%
Private rented14.9%20.3%
Social rented4.7%17.1%
Households901

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.6%64.1%
Aged 65+28.1%18.6%
Residents1,963

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 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 Stephens Drive

Ethnic group

HereTendring
White97.8%96.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%1.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%1.6%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.6%

Religion

HereTendring
No religion46.2%43.2%
Christian44.8%49.3%
Not answered7.5%5.9%
Hindu0.5%0.2%
Other religion0.5%0.5%
Muslim0.4%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereTendring
Born in the UK95.2%95%
Born outside the UK4.8%5%

Highest qualification

HereTendring
Level 4 qualifications and above26.5%19.9%
No qualifications19%26.2%
Level 3 qualifications18.3%15.6%
Level 2 qualifications15.7%15.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%12.9%
Apprenticeship7.4%6.8%
Other qualifications2.9%3.3%

General health

HereTendring
Very good health44.6%39.4%
Good health35.1%35.6%
Fair health14%17.2%
Bad health4.9%6%
Very bad health1.5%1.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereTendring
1 car or van in household41.8%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household30.7%25.8%
No cars or vans in household14.7%20.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.8%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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