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Wellesley Road, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wellesley Road, Colchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/wellesley-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO3 3HE, CO3 3HF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£96,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£364,017
30 sales
Price range
£80k – £975k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Jul 2026
CO3 3HE

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At a glance

House prices£96k average73% below the Colchester average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station12 min walkColchester Town station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband95% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold53% freeholdAcross 32 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

30 property sales on Wellesley Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £96,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £120,393. That is 73% below the Colchester average of £356,821 over the same period. 9 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 47% flat, 27% detached, 13% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Wellesley Road range from £80,000 to £975,000. 53% of homes sold here were freehold and 47% leasehold. Of 573 streets in Colchester with at least two sales in the last year, Wellesley Road ranks 571st for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Wellesley Road compared

Wellesley Road£96,000
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: £297,832 (3 sales)2016£298k2017: £135,000 (1 sales)2017£135k2018: £197,000 (3 sales)2018£197k2019: £335,125 (8 sales)2019£335k2020: £129,000 (2 sales)2020£129k2021: £495,000 (3 sales)2021£495k2022: £420,000 (2 sales)2022£420k2023: £775,000 (1 sales)2023£775k2024: £425,000 (2 sales)2024£425k2025: £583,000 (4 sales)2025£583k2026: £80,000 (1 sales)2026£80k

Tenure: 53% freehold and 47% leasehold across 32 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat14£120,39317 Jul 2026
Detached8£693,75024 Sep 2025
Terraced4£385,0007 Feb 2025
Semi-detached4£536,25016 Jul 2024

Sold prices on Wellesley Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 2, 41, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 17 Jul 2026£80,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 41, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 18 Dec 2025£112,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Wellesley Road CO3 3HF 24 Sep 2025£975,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 27 Jun 2025£825,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Wellesley Road CO3 3HF 7 Feb 2025£420,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Wellesley Road CO3 3HF 16 Jul 2024£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Wellesley Road CO3 3HF 23 Feb 2024£375,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Wellesley Road CO3 3HF 6 Apr 2023£775,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 1, 39, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 25 Feb 2022£140,000 FlatLeasehold
25, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 4 Feb 2022£700,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Wellesley Road CO3 3HF 15 Sep 2021£385,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 6 Sep 2021£645,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Wellesley Road CO3 3HF 7 Apr 2021£455,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 4, 41, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 14 Oct 2020£133,000 FlatLeasehold
12C, Wellesley Road CO3 3HF 30 Sep 2020£125,000 FlatLeasehold
50, Wellesley Road CO3 3HF 25 Oct 2019£400,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Wellesley Road CO3 3HF 9 Oct 2019£420,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Wellesley Road CO3 3HF 4 Oct 2019£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Wellesley Road CO3 3HF 23 Aug 2019£895,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 1, 39, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 15 Mar 2019£109,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Wellesley House, 43 - 45, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 11 Mar 2019£148,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Wellesley House, 43 - 45, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 26 Feb 2019£158,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 39, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 4 Feb 2019£119,000 FlatLeasehold
12A, Wellesley Road CO3 3HF 11 Jan 2019£140,000 FlatLeasehold
12C, Wellesley Road CO3 3HF 20 Dec 2018£108,000 FlatLeasehold
50, Wellesley Road CO3 3HF 7 Dec 2018£425,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 23 Nov 2018£345,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, 41, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 28 Sep 2018£138,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Wellesley House, 43 - 45, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 2 Nov 2017£135,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 14 Jul 2016£705,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 2, 39, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 31 Mar 2016£88,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 39, Wellesley Road CO3 3HE 24 Mar 2016£99,995 FlatLeasehold

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
28, Wellesley Road £895,000 (Aug 2019) → £975,000 (Sep 2025) +9%
over 6 yrs
29, Wellesley Road £705,000 (Jul 2016) → £825,000 (Jun 2025) +17%
over 9 yrs
30, Wellesley Road £455,000 (Apr 2021) → £775,000 (Apr 2023) +70%
over 2 yrs
Flat 1, 39, Wellesley Road £109,000 (Mar 2019) → £140,000 (Feb 2022) +28%
over 3 yrs
Flat 4, 41, Wellesley Road £138,000 (Sep 2018) → £133,000 (Oct 2020) -4%
over 2 yrs
12C, Wellesley Road £108,000 (Dec 2018) → £125,000 (Sep 2020) +16%
over 2 yrs
50, Wellesley Road £425,000 (Dec 2018) → £400,000 (Oct 2019) -6%
over under a year
6, Wellesley House, 43 - 45, Wellesley Road £135,000 (Nov 2017) → £148,000 (Mar 2019) +10%
over 1 yr
Flat 2, 39, Wellesley Road £88,500 (Mar 2016) → £119,000 (Feb 2019) +34%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Wellesley Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Colchester Prep & High School 280 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 0.1 mi
Colchester Royal Grammar School 1,073 pupils Secondary Christian 11–18 Inadequate Report 0.2 mi
Hamilton Primary School 420 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
St John's Green Primary School 591 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
The Sixth Form College Colchester 16 plus 16–99 Report 0.4 mi
Kingswode Hoe School 167 pupils Academy special converter 5–16 Report 0.5 mi
St Mary's School for Girls 424 pupils Other independent school 2–17 Report 0.6 mi
St Helena School 986 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 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 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Colchester station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Maldon Court (o/s, Maldon Rd) 1 min walk
  • Creffield Road (adj, Maldon Rd) 1 min walk
  • Maldon Road (N-bound, Maldon Rd) 2 min walk
  • Creffield Road (opp, Maldon Rd) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 0.2 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 0.7 mi
  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Maldon Road · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester Crouch St Express · 0.1 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Colchester 3 · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Colchester Layer Road Local · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Cavalry Road Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.0 mi
  • Creffield Lodge Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • Optident Dental Clinic · 0.3 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned54.0%62.5%
Private rented36.6%20.3%
Social rented9.3%17.1%
Households1,125

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.2%64.1%
Aged 65+10.7%18.6%
Residents2,442

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)95%80%
Gigabit-capable95%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 Wellesley Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White85.3%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3%3.5%
Other ethnic group2.3%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion53.1%44.3%
Christian33.5%44.4%
Not answered6.3%6.2%
Muslim3.3%2.1%
Hindu2.1%1.3%
Other religion0.8%0.6%
Buddhist0.5%0.7%
Jewish0.5%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK81.6%85.5%
Born outside the UK18.4%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above43.7%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications19.7%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications13.5%14.8%
No qualifications9.6%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%10.3%
Apprenticeship4%5.2%
Other qualifications1.7%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health54.1%49.2%
Good health33.3%34.7%
Fair health9.5%11.9%
Bad health2.5%3.3%
Very bad health0.6%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household49.4%42.3%
No cars or vans in household25.8%18.2%
2 cars or vans in household20.5%29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%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 Wellesley Road

  • Greenwood 0.1 mi
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  • Harding Group 0.1 mi
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