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Trowel Place, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Trowel Place, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/trowel-place/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO2 9FZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£325,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£271,028
18 sales
Price range
£228k – £325k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Jun 2026
CO2 9FZ

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At a glance

House prices£271k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station34 min walkColchester Town station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 20 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

18 property sales on Trowel Place, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £325,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £264,462. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 72% semi-detached, 17% terraced, 11% detached. Recorded sale prices on Trowel Place range from £227,500 to £325,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Trowel Place compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Trowel Place 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: £260,000 (2 sales)2016£260k2017: £265,000 (1 sales)2017£265k2018: £261,833 (6 sales)2018£262k2019: £250,833 (3 sales)2019£251k2020: £257,500 (2 sales)2020£258k2021: £325,000 (1 sales)2021£325k2023: £325,000 (1 sales)2023£325k2025: £280,000 (1 sales)2025£280k2026: £325,000 (1 sales)2026£325k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£264,46219 Sep 2025
Terraced3£302,66712 Jun 2026
Detached2£266,25031 Jul 2018

Sold prices on Trowel Place

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
13, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 12 Jun 2026£325,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 20 Mar 2026£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 19 Sep 2025£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 9 Jun 2023£325,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 10 Dec 2021£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 6 May 2021£270,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 3 Apr 2020£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 6 Mar 2020£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 18 Sep 2019£282,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 10 May 2019£227,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 9 Apr 2019£242,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 26 Nov 2018£251,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 2 Nov 2018£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 28 Sep 2018£281,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 25 Sep 2018£263,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 31 Jul 2018£272,500 DetachedFreehold
17, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 6 Apr 2018£258,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 8 May 2017£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 31 Mar 2016£260,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Trowel Place CO2 9FZ 24 Mar 2016£260,000 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
12, Trowel Place £282,500 (Sep 2019) → £320,000 (Mar 2026) +13%
over 7 yrs
3, Trowel Place £227,500 (May 2019) → £280,000 (Sep 2025) +23%
over 6 yrs
17, Trowel Place £258,000 (Apr 2018) → £325,000 (Jun 2023) +26%
over 5 yrs
20, Trowel Place £263,000 (Sep 2018) → £325,000 (Dec 2021) +24%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Trowel Place

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Thomas Lord Audley School 940 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 149 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.5 mi
Monkwick Junior School 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Montgomery Primary School, Colchester 608 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Cherry Tree Academy 180 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester 228 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Kings Ford Academy 152 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 1.1 mi
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery 154 pupils Primary 2–7 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 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
  • Wivenhoe station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fowler Road (adj, Hooper Ave) 1 min walk
  • Fowler Road (opp, Hooper Ave) 1 min walk
  • James Parnell Drive (adj, William Harris Way) 3 min walk
  • Roman Way (adj, Berechurch Hall Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 1.0 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.4 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 1.7 mi
  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 1.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Colchester Mersea Rd · 0.5 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar-The Willows Colchester · 0.8 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Abbots Road, Colchester · 1.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Shrub End Foodstore · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Mersea Road Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Abbey Field Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • Hutt Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Mersea Road Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Colchester Dental Centre · 0.8 mi
  • Layer Road 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned56.7%62.5%
Private rented14.9%20.3%
Social rented28.2%17.1%
Households756

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.7%64.1%
Aged 65+8.7%18.6%
Residents2,028

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 Trowel Place

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White88%87%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.8%3.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%2.9%
Other ethnic group1.1%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion53.1%44.3%
Christian38%44.4%
Not answered6.3%6.2%
Muslim1.4%2.1%
Other religion0.6%0.6%
Hindu0.4%1.3%
Sikh0.1%–
Buddhist0%0.7%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK84.4%85.5%
Born outside the UK15.6%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above25.1%32.2%
Level 2 qualifications19.3%14.8%
Level 3 qualifications17.3%19.5%
No qualifications16.3%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.9%10.3%
Apprenticeship6.1%5.2%
Other qualifications1.9%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health51.2%49.2%
Good health33.7%34.7%
Fair health11%11.9%
Bad health3.5%3.3%
Very bad health0.6%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household39%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household33.6%29.1%
No cars or vans in household16.3%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%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 Trowel Place

  • Revell Estates Ltd. 0.2 mi
  • Sapphire Property Management 1.5 mi
  • Greenwood 1.7 mi
  • Elms Price & Co 1.8 mi
  • Michaels 1.8 mi

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