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The Crescent, West Bergholt, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Crescent, West Bergholt, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/the-crescent/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO6 3DA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£502,100
5 sales
Price range
£203k – £815k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Aug 2024
CO6 3DA

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At a glance

5 property sales on The Crescent, West Bergholt, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 30 Aug 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £652,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% detached, 40% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on The Crescent range from £203,000 to £815,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on The Crescent compared

CO6 postcode area£446,522
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £203,000 (1 sales)2016£203k2017: £617,500 (1 sales)2017£618k2020: £350,000 (1 sales)2020£350k2021: £815,000 (1 sales)2021£815k2024: £525,000 (1 sales)2024£525k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 5 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached3£652,50030 Aug 2024
Semi-detached2£276,50021 Jul 2020

Sold prices on The Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Grebe House, The Crescent CO6 3DA 30 Aug 2024£525,000 DetachedFreehold
Fiddle De Dee Cottage, The Crescent CO6 3DA 30 Jun 2021£815,000 DetachedFreehold
Lynton, The Crescent CO6 3DA 21 Jul 2020£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Anerley House, The Crescent CO6 3DA 27 Jun 2017£617,500 DetachedFreehold
Lynton, The Crescent CO6 3DA 9 Mar 2016£203,000 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
Lynton, The Crescent £203,000 (Mar 2016) → £350,000 (Jul 2020) +72%
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Schools near The Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt 411 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.3 mi
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School 203 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.3 mi
Braiswick Primary School 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.5 mi
The Trinity School 780 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.7 mi
Holmwood House School 395 pupils Other independent school 0–16 Report 1.7 mi
Myland Community Primary School 307 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.9 mi
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School 84 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Inadequate Report 2.0 mi
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham 102 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 2.0 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 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
  • Marks Tey station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Crescent (opp, Colchester Rd) 1 min walk
  • The Crescent (adj, Colchester Rd) 1 min walk
  • Hall Road (opp, Lexden Rd) 2 min walk
  • Hall Road (adj, Lexden Rd) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Mill Road Surgery
    47 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester · 2.1 mi
  • Tollgate Health Centre
    145 London Road, Stanway, Colchester · 2.4 mi
  • Winstree Medical Practice
    84 Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester · 2.4 mi
  • Turner Road Surgery
    The Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester · 2.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op West Bergholt Foodstore · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily West Bergholt · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Chesterwell · 1.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Mile End Foodstore · 1.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • West Bergholt Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Nayland Road Pharmacy · 1.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 1.4 mi
  • Bergholt Road (dental Surgery) · 1.8 mi
  • Nayland Road (dental Surgery) · 1.9 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 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 disability8 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned92.9%62.5%
Private rented6.8%20.3%
Social rented0.3%17.1%
Households680

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.5%64.1%
Aged 65+29.5%18.6%
Residents1,662

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)92%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)92%80%
Gigabit-capable92%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 Crescent

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White96.6%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%3.5%
Other ethnic group0.1%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian58.6%44.4%
No religion34%44.3%
Not answered5.8%6.2%
Buddhist0.5%0.7%
Hindu0.5%1.3%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Jewish0.2%0.2%
Muslim0.1%2.1%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK95%85.5%
Born outside the UK5%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above37.5%32.2%
Level 2 qualifications17.9%14.8%
Level 3 qualifications17.4%19.5%
No qualifications10.4%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%10.3%
Apprenticeship5.4%5.2%
Other qualifications2.3%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health50.1%49.2%
Good health36.5%34.7%
Fair health10.1%11.9%
Bad health2.5%3.3%
Very bad health0.8%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
2 cars or vans in household44.6%29.1%
1 car or van in household28.7%42.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household18.4%10.4%
No cars or vans in household8.4%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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