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Welshwood Park Road, Colchester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO4 3JB, CO4 3HZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£736,319
14 sales
Price range
£478k – £1.3m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Aug 2025
CO4 3JB

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At a glance

House prices£736k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNo flood warning areasFrom rivers or the sea Nearest station26 min walkHythe (Essex) station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 17 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

14 property sales on Welshwood Park Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 8 Aug 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £736,319. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Welshwood Park Road range from £477,500 to £1,300,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Welshwood Park Road compared

CO4 postcode area£335,259
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Welshwood Park Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £800,000 (1 sales)2016£800k2018: £578,333 (3 sales)2018£578k2019: £750,000 (1 sales)2019£750k2020: £875,000 (1 sales)2020£875k2021: £678,655 (3 sales)2021£679k2022: £477,500 (1 sales)2022£478k2023: £610,000 (1 sales)2023£610k2024: £1,065,000 (2 sales)2024£1.07m2025: £895,000 (1 sales)2025£895k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached14£736,3198 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Welshwood Park Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
14, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3JB 8 Aug 2025£895,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3JB 4 Aug 2025£39,999 OtherFreehold
15, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3JB 6 May 2025£39,999 OtherFreehold
15, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3JB 31 Jul 2024£1,300,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3JB 17 Jul 2024£830,000 DetachedFreehold
4B, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3JB 12 Oct 2023£610,000 DetachedFreehold
4C, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3JB 5 Apr 2022£477,500 DetachedFreehold
17, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3JB 10 Dec 2021£640,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3JB 29 Jun 2021£520,965 DetachedFreehold
Shady Place, 31, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3HZ 17 Mar 2021£875,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3HZ 20 Oct 2020£875,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3JB 21 Mar 2019£750,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3JB 6 Aug 2018£500,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3HZ 6 Jul 2018£600,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3HZ 3 May 2018£635,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3JB 29 Jul 2016£510,000 DetachedFreehold
Shady Place, 31, Welshwood Park Road CO4 3HZ 1 Apr 2016£800,000 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
14, Welshwood Park Road £510,000 (Jul 2016) → £750,000 (Mar 2019) → £895,000 (Aug 2025) +75%
over 9 yrs
17, Welshwood Park Road £640,000 (Dec 2021) → £39,999 (Aug 2025) -94%
over 4 yrs
15, Welshwood Park Road £1,300,000 (Jul 2024) → £39,999 (May 2025) -97%
over under a year
Shady Place, 31, Welshwood Park Road £800,000 (Apr 2016) → £875,000 (Mar 2021) +9%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Welshwood Park Road

Crime

145 crimes were reported within about a mile of Welshwood 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 offences63
Anti-social behaviour22
Shoplifting21
Criminal damage & arson11
Vehicle crime9
Public order7

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

Flood risk

Welshwood Park Road is not in or near any Environment Agency flood warning or 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 Welshwood Park Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Roach Vale Primary School 177 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 197 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Colchester Academy 879 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery 156 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.6 mi
Hazelmere Junior School 229 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Friars Grove Primary School 408 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.6 mi
Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery 186 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester 210 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 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

  • Hythe (Essex) station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Colchester station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Welshwood Park (opp, Parson's Heath) 2 min walk
  • Welshwood Park (adj, Parson's Heath) 2 min walk
  • St John's Road (adj, Parson's Heath) 4 min walk
  • Parson's Heath (S-bound, St John's Rd) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Highwoods Surgery
    Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester · 1.2 mi
  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.6 mi
  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 1.6 mi
  • Turner Road Surgery
    The Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester Bromley Rd Express · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester St Johns Express · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Greenstead Foodstore · 0.8 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Colchester Eastwood BP · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Bromley Road Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Bupa Dental Care · 0.8 mi
  • Country Park Dental Practice Ltd · 1.2 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 8 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.0%62.5%
Private rented8.3%20.3%
Social rented8.5%17.1%
Households635

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.8%64.1%
Aged 65+30.9%18.6%
Residents1,440

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 Welshwood Park Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White89.2%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%2.9%
Other ethnic group0.7%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian53.8%44.4%
No religion36.9%44.3%
Not answered5.2%6.2%
Hindu1.9%1.3%
Other religion1%0.6%
Muslim0.6%2.1%
Buddhist0.3%0.7%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK89.9%85.5%
Born outside the UK10.1%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above34%32.2%
No qualifications18.5%15.4%
Level 3 qualifications14.9%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications14.4%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%10.3%
Apprenticeship5.3%5.2%
Other qualifications2.5%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health43.3%49.2%
Good health38%34.7%
Fair health13%11.9%
Bad health4.2%3.3%
Very bad health1.5%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household40.4%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household36%29.1%
No cars or vans in household13.1%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%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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  • Lighters 1.1 mi
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