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The Commons, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Commons, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/the-commons/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO3 4NL, CO3 4NE, CO3 4NF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£546,747
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£349,770
41 sales
Price range
£116k – £785k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Feb 2026
CO3 4NT

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At a glance

House prices£547k average53% above the Colchester average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station38 min walkColchester station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold98% freeholdAcross 44 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

41 property sales on The Commons, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £546,747. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £418,932. That is 53% above 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 54% detached, 34% semi-detached, 12% terraced. Recorded sale prices on The Commons range from £116,100 to £785,000. 98% of homes sold here were freehold and 2% leasehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, The Commons ranks 43rd for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on The Commons compared

The Commons£546,747
CO3 postcode area£360,427
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £251,344 (9 sales)2016£251k2017: £338,000 (4 sales)2017£338k2018: £254,000 (3 sales)2018£254k2019: £366,429 (7 sales)2019£366k2020: £322,500 (2 sales)2020£323k2021: £397,000 (1 sales)2021£397k2022: £290,000 (1 sales)2022£290k2023: £363,333 (3 sales)2023£363k2024: £379,900 (5 sales)2024£380k2025: £495,599 (5 sales)2025£496k2026: £600,000 (1 sales)2026£600k

Tenure: 98% freehold and 2% leasehold across 44 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached22£418,93227 Feb 2026
Semi-detached14£281,2856 Aug 2025
Terraced5£237,22030 Jun 2025

Sold prices on The Commons

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
158, The Commons CO3 4NT 27 Feb 2026£600,000 DetachedFreehold
143, The Commons CO3 4NT 11 Dec 2025£493,493 DetachedFreehold
116, The Commons CO3 4NP 6 Aug 2025£437,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, The Commons CO3 4NE 14 Jul 2025£785,000 DetachedFreehold
79, The Commons CO3 4NL 30 Jun 2025£335,000 TerracedFreehold
22, The Commons CO3 4NF 6 Jan 2025£427,000 DetachedFreehold
33, The Commons CO3 4NF 11 Oct 2024£420,000 DetachedFreehold
7, The Commons CO3 4NE 19 Jul 2024£330,000 DetachedFreehold
145, The Commons CO3 4NT 14 Jun 2024£565,000 DetachedFreehold
41, The Commons CO3 4NF 24 May 2024£292,000 DetachedFreehold
127, The Commons CO3 4NR 3 Jan 2024£292,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, The Commons CO3 4NJ 17 Nov 2023£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
132, The Commons CO3 4NR 29 Jun 2023£440,000 DetachedFreehold
136, The Commons CO3 4NR 16 Jun 2023£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
117, The Commons CO3 4NR 27 Oct 2022£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, The Commons CO3 4NL 27 Oct 2022£290,000 TerracedFreehold
24, The Commons CO3 4NF 28 Jun 2021£397,000 DetachedFreehold
124, The Commons CO3 4NP 9 Oct 2020£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
158, The Commons CO3 4NT 6 Mar 2020£350,000 DetachedFreehold
128, The Commons CO3 4NP 29 Jan 2020£295,000 DetachedFreehold
37, The Commons CO3 4NF 19 Dec 2019£293,000 DetachedFreehold
13, The Commons CO3 4NE 6 Dec 2019£450,000 DetachedFreehold
17, The Commons CO3 4NE 6 Dec 2019£310,000 DetachedFreehold
120, The Commons CO3 4NP 8 Nov 2019£268,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, The Commons CO3 4NE 28 Aug 2019£589,000 DetachedFreehold
39, The Commons CO3 4NF 28 Aug 2019£400,000 DetachedFreehold
73, The Commons CO3 4NL 10 May 2019£255,000 TerracedFreehold
21, The Commons CO3 4NE 19 Oct 2018£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, The Commons CO3 4NL 19 Jul 2018£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, The Commons CO3 4NJ 29 Jun 2018£252,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
150, The Commons CO3 4NR 19 Dec 2017£278,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, The Commons CO3 4NF 4 Sep 2017£375,000 DetachedFreehold
152, The Commons CO3 4NR 7 Aug 2017£328,000 DetachedFreehold
18, The Commons CO3 4NE 7 Apr 2017£371,000 DetachedFreehold
81, The Commons CO3 4NN 16 Dec 2016£40,000 OtherLeasehold
79, The Commons CO3 4NL 3 Oct 2016£116,100 TerracedFreehold
116, The Commons CO3 4NP 8 Aug 2016£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
147, The Commons CO3 4NT 28 Apr 2016£385,000 DetachedFreehold
137, The Commons CO3 4NT 8 Apr 2016£321,000 DetachedFreehold
65, The Commons CO3 4NL 3 Feb 2016£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
89, The Commons CO3 4NW 26 Jan 2016£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, The Commons CO3 4NJ 20 Jan 2016£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, The Commons CO3 4NL 15 Jan 2016£190,000 TerracedFreehold
97, The Commons CO3 4NW 8 Jan 2016£234,995 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
158, The Commons £350,000 (Mar 2020) → £600,000 (Feb 2026) +71%
over 6 yrs
116, The Commons £280,000 (Aug 2016) → £437,500 (Aug 2025) +56%
over 9 yrs
10, The Commons £589,000 (Aug 2019) → £785,000 (Jul 2025) +33%
over 6 yrs
79, The Commons £116,100 (Oct 2016) → £335,000 (Jun 2025) +189%
over 9 yrs
22, The Commons £375,000 (Sep 2017) → £427,000 (Jan 2025) +14%
over 7 yrs

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Schools near The Commons

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Willows Other independent special school 11–17 Report 0.3 mi
Prettygate Junior School 250 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
Prettygate Infant School 172 pupils Primary 5–7 Good Report 0.4 mi
Home Farm Primary School 422 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 252 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
Philip Morant School and College 1,888 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.5 mi
North East Essex Co-operative Academy 105 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 4–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils 236 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 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 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 2.9 mi · 57 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hills Crescent (opp, The Commons) 1 min walk
  • Hills Crescent (adj, The Commons) 1 min walk
  • Baines Close (adj, Church Lane) 2 min walk
  • Rudsdale Way (adj, Ambrose Ave) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 0.1 mi
  • Winstree Medical Practice
    84 Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester · 0.8 mi
  • Tollgate Health Centre
    145 London Road, Stanway, Colchester · 1.3 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Prettygate Foodstore · 0.2 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Colchester Express Petrol · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food PFS Co-op Petrol Colchester · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Stanway Supermarket · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Ambrose Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Prettygate Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • 118 Straight Road [dental Practice] · 0.2 mi
  • The Avenue (dental Surgery) · 1.0 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.4%62.5%
Private rented8.3%20.3%
Social rented2.2%17.1%
Households719

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.2%64.1%
Aged 65+30.9%18.6%
Residents1,708

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 The Commons

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White90.3%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%3.5%
Other ethnic group1.2%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian51.6%44.4%
No religion36.8%44.3%
Not answered6.5%6.2%
Buddhist2%0.7%
Hindu1.3%1.3%
Muslim1.3%2.1%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK92%85.5%
Born outside the UK8%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above31%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications17.7%19.5%
No qualifications17.5%15.4%
Level 2 qualifications13.2%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%10.3%
Apprenticeship7.3%5.2%
Other qualifications3.1%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health44%49.2%
Good health38.2%34.7%
Fair health13.7%11.9%
Bad health3%3.3%
Very bad health1.1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household38.6%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household33.8%29.1%
No cars or vans in household14.4%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.2%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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