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The Willows, Colchester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO2 8PX, CO2 8PY, CO2 8PZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£320,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£275,697
33 sales
Price range
£175k – £370k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Jan 2026
CO2 8PX

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At a glance

House prices£276k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station21 min walkColchester Town station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband85% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold92% freeholdAcross 37 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

33 property sales on The Willows, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £320,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £291,882. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% detached, 33% semi-detached, 15% terraced. Recorded sale prices on The Willows range from £175,000 to £370,000. 92% of homes sold here were freehold and 8% leasehold.

House prices on The Willows compared

CO2 postcode area£296,548
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Willows has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £232,667 (3 sales)2016£233k2017: £287,333 (3 sales)2017£287k2018: £224,000 (3 sales)2018£224k2019: £251,000 (4 sales)2019£251k2020: £285,000 (2 sales)2020£285k2021: £279,167 (6 sales)2021£279k2022: £293,600 (5 sales)2022£294k2023: £295,000 (1 sales)2023£295k2024: £292,333 (3 sales)2024£292k2025: £328,500 (2 sales)2025£329k2026: £320,000 (1 sales)2026£320k

Tenure: 92% freehold and 8% leasehold across 37 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached17£291,8828 Oct 2025
Semi-detached11£258,72715 Jan 2026
Terraced5£258,00026 Jan 2024

Sold prices on The Willows

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
80, The Willows CO2 8PX 15 Jan 2026£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, The Willows CO2 8PX 8 Oct 2025£340,000 DetachedFreehold
126, The Willows CO2 8PZ 27 Aug 2025£317,000 DetachedFreehold
16, The Willows CO2 8PZ 26 Jan 2025£50,000 OtherLeasehold
104, The Willows CO2 8QE 3 Dec 2024£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, The Willows CO2 8PX 25 Nov 2024£350,000 DetachedFreehold
71, The Willows CO2 8PY 26 Jan 2024£277,000 TerracedFreehold
79, The Willows CO2 8PY 26 Jan 2024£250,000 TerracedFreehold
11, The Willows CO2 8PY 22 Aug 2023£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, The Willows CO2 8PX 7 Dec 2022£370,000 DetachedFreehold
56, The Willows CO2 8PY 28 Jul 2022£240,000 DetachedFreehold
83, The Willows CO2 8PY 1 Jul 2022£253,000 TerracedFreehold
75, The Willows CO2 8PY 23 May 2022£270,000 TerracedFreehold
72, The Willows CO2 8PX 1 Apr 2022£335,000 DetachedFreehold
118, The Willows CO2 8QE 15 Sep 2021£285,000 DetachedFreehold
84, The Willows CO2 8PX 13 Sep 2021£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, The Willows CO2 8PX 30 Jun 2021£265,000 DetachedFreehold
30, The Willows CO2 8PY 28 Apr 2021£310,000 DetachedFreehold
35, The Willows CO2 8PX 9 Apr 2021£260,000 DetachedFreehold
4A, The Willows CO2 8PZ 22 Mar 2021£5,000 OtherLeasehold
100, The Willows CO2 8QE 4 Jan 2021£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, The Willows CO2 8PY 29 May 2020£265,000 DetachedFreehold
49, The Willows CO2 8PX 21 May 2020£305,000 DetachedFreehold
6A, The Willows CO2 8PZ 15 May 2020£20,000 OtherLeasehold
80, The Willows CO2 8PX 8 Aug 2019£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, The Willows CO2 8PX 31 May 2019£230,000 DetachedFreehold
78, The Willows CO2 8PX 22 Mar 2019£279,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, The Willows CO2 8PX 1 Mar 2019£240,000 TerracedFreehold
27, The Willows CO2 8PY 29 May 2018£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, The Willows CO2 8PY 25 May 2018£212,000 DetachedFreehold
19, The Willows CO2 8PY 2 Feb 2018£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
126, The Willows CO2 8PZ 20 Nov 2017£285,000 DetachedFreehold
84, The Willows CO2 8PX 10 May 2017£257,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, The Willows CO2 8PY 24 Apr 2017£320,000 DetachedFreehold
78, The Willows CO2 8PX 21 Dec 2016£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, The Willows CO2 8PY 30 Jun 2016£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, The Willows CO2 8PX 11 Mar 2016£273,000 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
80, The Willows £255,000 (Aug 2019) → £320,000 (Jan 2026) +25%
over 6 yrs
126, The Willows £285,000 (Nov 2017) → £317,000 (Aug 2025) +11%
over 8 yrs
43, The Willows £230,000 (May 2019) → £370,000 (Dec 2022) +61%
over 4 yrs
56, The Willows £212,000 (May 2018) → £240,000 (Jul 2022) +13%
over 4 yrs
84, The Willows £257,000 (May 2017) → £280,000 (Sep 2021) +9%
over 4 yrs
30, The Willows £320,000 (Apr 2017) → £310,000 (Apr 2021) -3%
over 4 yrs
49, The Willows £273,000 (Mar 2016) → £305,000 (May 2020) +12%
over 4 yrs
78, The Willows £250,000 (Dec 2016) → £279,000 (Mar 2019) +12%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near The Willows

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 149 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.2 mi
Monkwick Junior School 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
The Thomas Lord Audley School 940 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
St. George's School 609 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Kendall Church of England Primary School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Old Heath Community Primary School 209 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Cherry Tree Academy 180 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester 608 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.1 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

  • Colchester Town station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Colchester station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Talcott Road (adj, Queen Elizabeth Way) 4 min walk
  • Crematorium (o/s, Mersea Rd) 4 min walk
  • Talcott Road (opp, Queen Elizabeth Way) 4 min walk
  • Crematorium (opp, Mersea Rd) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 0.5 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 0.9 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar PFS Spar-The Willows Colchester · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Abbots Road, Colchester · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Colchester Mersea Rd · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Mersea Road Foodstore · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Abbey Field Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Mersea Road Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Mersea Road Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Colchester Dental Centre · 0.8 mi
  • Wimpole Road (dental Surgery) · 0.8 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 4 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned71.4%62.5%
Private rented13.2%20.3%
Social rented15.0%17.1%
Households486

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.3%64.1%
Aged 65+19.3%18.6%
Residents1,199

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)85%80%
Gigabit-capable85%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 Willows

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White89.1%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%2.9%
Other ethnic group0.4%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion45.9%44.3%
Christian45.2%44.4%
Not answered4.3%6.2%
Muslim2.3%2.1%
Hindu0.9%1.3%
Other religion0.9%0.6%
Buddhist0.5%0.7%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK85.8%85.5%
Born outside the UK14.2%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
No qualifications24.7%15.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.9%32.2%
Level 2 qualifications17.3%14.8%
Level 3 qualifications14.4%19.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%10.3%
Apprenticeship5.1%5.2%
Other qualifications3.5%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health43.6%49.2%
Good health39%34.7%
Fair health11.5%11.9%
Bad health4.4%3.3%
Very bad health1.5%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household42.9%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household30.5%29.1%
No cars or vans in household15.9%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%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 The Willows

  • Revell Estates Ltd. 0.7 mi
  • Sapphire Property Management 0.9 mi
  • DMG Residential Sales and Lettings 1.2 mi
  • Belvoir 1.2 mi
  • Harris and Wood 1.2 mi

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