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Upper Park Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Upper Park Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/upper-park-road-brightlingsea/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO7 0JP, CO7 0JG, CO7 0JL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£267,333
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£246,578
29 sales
Price range
£125k – £490k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Jul 2026
CO7 0JP

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At a glance

House prices£267k average25% below the Colchester average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station59 min walkAlresford (Essex) station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% freeholdAcross 35 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

29 property sales on Upper Park Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £267,333. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £255,089. Average sale prices rose from £181,250 in 2016 to £246,000 in 2026 (+36%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 25% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 5 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 48% semi-detached, 24% terraced, 21% detached. Recorded sale prices on Upper Park Road range from £125,000 to £490,000. 89% of homes sold here were freehold and 11% leasehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Upper Park Road ranks 416th for average price.

House prices on Upper Park Road compared

Upper Park Road£267,333
CO7 postcode area£395,860
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CO7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £181,250 (2 sales)2016£181k2017: £240,000 (3 sales)2017£240k2018: £226,000 (3 sales)2018£226k2019: £244,000 (2 sales)2019£244k2020: £193,000 (2 sales)2020£193k2021: £279,125 (4 sales)2021£279k2022: £235,000 (2 sales)2022£235k2023: £250,000 (1 sales)2023£250k2024: £240,000 (4 sales)2024£240k2025: £306,938 (4 sales)2025£307k2026: £246,000 (2 sales)2026£246k

Tenure: 89% freehold and 11% leasehold across 35 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£255,08921 Jul 2026
Terraced7£170,9292 Feb 2024
Detached6£348,83328 Nov 2025
Flat2£145,00024 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Upper Park Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
10, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 21 Jul 2026£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Upper Park Road CO7 0JG 20 Feb 2026£227,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 15 Jan 2026£210,000 DetachedFreehold
66, Upper Park Road CO7 0JG 28 Nov 2025£310,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat A, 22, Upper Park Road CO7 0JL 24 Sep 2025£165,000 FlatLeasehold
62, Upper Park Road CO7 0JG 3 Mar 2025£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Upper Park Road CO7 0JG 16 Jan 2025£267,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 21 Jun 2024£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 7 Mar 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Upper Park Road CO7 0JL 2 Feb 2024£175,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Upper Park Road CO7 0JL 22 Jan 2024£315,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 3 Oct 2023£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat C, 22, Upper Park Road CO7 0JL 8 Apr 2022£125,000 FlatLeasehold
40, Upper Park Road CO7 0JG 11 Mar 2022£345,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 23 Dec 2021£267,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Lerryn, 24A, Upper Park Road CO7 0JG 29 Sep 2021£490,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 24 Aug 2021£160,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 20 Jul 2021£153,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Upper Park Road CO7 0JL 19 Feb 2021£206,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Upper Park Road CO7 0JG 23 Jul 2020£186,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat B, 22, Upper Park Road CO7 0JL 29 Jun 2020£119,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 18 Jun 2020£200,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 12 Dec 2019£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat D, 22, Upper Park Road CO7 0JL 10 Jul 2019£115,000 FlatLeasehold
8A, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 24 May 2019£278,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 27 Mar 2019£193,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 20 Aug 2018£238,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 27 Apr 2018£180,000 TerracedFreehold
64, Upper Park Road CO7 0JG 3 Apr 2018£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 23 Nov 2017£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Upper Park Road CO7 0JL 6 Nov 2017£125,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Upper Park Road CO7 0JG 30 Mar 2017£355,000 DetachedFreehold
10A, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 5 Dec 2016£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 1 Jun 2016£175,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Upper Park Road CO7 0JP 4 Jan 2016£157,500 TerracedFreehold

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
10, Upper Park Road £220,000 (Jun 2024) → £265,000 (Jul 2026) +20%
over 2 yrs
29, Upper Park Road £210,000 (Dec 2019) → £250,000 (Mar 2024) +19%
over 4 yrs
2, Upper Park Road £240,000 (Nov 2017) → £267,500 (Dec 2021) +11%
over 4 yrs
3, Upper Park Road £180,000 (Apr 2018) → £153,000 (Jul 2021) -15%
over 3 yrs
9, Upper Park Road £157,500 (Jan 2016) → £200,000 (Jun 2020) +27%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Upper Park Road

Crime

35 crimes were reported within about a mile of Upper Park Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences19
Anti-social behaviour5
Criminal damage & arson3
Burglary2
Other theft2
Public order2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Upper Park Road is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • The tidal River Colne from Brightlingsea to Wivenhoe Flood alert area
  • The tidal River Colne at Point Clear and Saint Osyth Creek Flood alert area
  • The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater estuaries Flood alert area
  • The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Upper Park Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery 653 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Colne Community School 1,289 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 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

  • Alresford (Essex) station 2.9 mi · 59 min walk
  • Great Bentley station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
  • Wivenhoe station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 21 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Spring Chase (SW-bound, Spring Chase) 1 min walk
  • Spring Chase (NE-bound, Spring Chase) 1 min walk
  • Lower Park Road (SW-bound, Lower Park Rd) 2 min walk
  • Lower Park Road (NE-bound, Lower Park Rd) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colne Medical Centre
    40 Station Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Great Bentley Surgery
    The Hollies, The Green, Colchester · 3.4 mi
  • Wivenhoe Surgery
    Wivenhoe Medical Centre, Phillip Road, Colchester · 3.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Brightlingsea Express · 0.3 mi
  • Spar Spar - Brightlingsea Post Office · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Brightlingsea Foodstore · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsbury's Brightlingsea · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Colne View Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Natrelles · 0.1 mi
  • Brightling Sea Dental Practice · 0.4 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.3%62.5%
Private rented14.2%20.3%
Social rented6.4%17.1%
Households793

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6452.5%64.1%
Aged 65+35.0%18.6%
Residents1,681

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)0%80%
Gigabit-capable0%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 Upper Park Road

Ethnic group

HereTendring
White98%96.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%1.6%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.6%

Religion

HereTendring
Christian49.6%49.3%
No religion42.8%43.2%
Not answered5.7%5.9%
Other religion0.8%0.5%
Muslim0.6%0.4%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereTendring
Born in the UK96.6%95%
Born outside the UK3.4%5%

Highest qualification

HereTendring
No qualifications22.6%26.2%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.4%19.9%
Level 3 qualifications16.3%15.6%
Level 2 qualifications14.4%15.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%12.9%
Apprenticeship8%6.8%
Other qualifications3.1%3.3%

General health

HereTendring
Very good health39.7%39.4%
Good health38.7%35.6%
Fair health15%17.2%
Bad health4.8%6%
Very bad health1.8%1.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereTendring
1 car or van in household45%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household27.7%25.8%
No cars or vans in household15%20.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%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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