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Wimpole Road, Colchester

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO1 2DL, CO1 2BX, CO1 2DN.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£226,206
34 sales
Price range
£68k – £850k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 May 2024
CO1 2DL

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At a glance

House prices£226k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station10 min walkColchester Town station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold63% freeholdAcross 41 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

34 property sales on Wimpole Road, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 17 May 2024. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £103,286. Average sale prices rose from £216,583 in 2016 to £260,000 in 2024 (+20%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 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 41% flat, 41% terraced, 9% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Wimpole Road range from £67,500 to £850,000. 63% of homes sold here were freehold and 37% leasehold.

House prices on Wimpole Road compared

CO1 postcode area£250,439
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Wimpole Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £216,583 (6 sales)2016£217k2017: £132,667 (6 sales)2017£133k2018: £93,500 (1 sales)2018£94k2019: £218,000 (4 sales)2019£218k2020: £195,667 (3 sales)2020£196k2021: £246,000 (6 sales)2021£246k2022: £285,000 (3 sales)2022£285k2023: £397,333 (3 sales)2023£397k2024: £260,000 (2 sales)2024£260k

Tenure: 63% freehold and 37% leasehold across 41 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat14£103,28622 Aug 2023
Terraced14£246,21417 May 2024
Semi-detached3£352,66730 Sep 2022
Detached3£580,00021 Sep 2023

Sold prices on Wimpole Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
79, Wimpole Road CO1 2BY 26 Jun 2025£250,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 5 Feb 2025£390,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Wimpole Road CO1 2BX 13 Jun 2024£130,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 17 May 2024£270,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 8 Apr 2024£250,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Wimpole Road CO1 2BX 27 Oct 2023£250,000 TerracedFreehold
22A, Wimpole Road CO1 2DE 21 Sep 2023£850,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 13, Recreation House, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 22 Aug 2023£92,000 FlatLeasehold
46, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 30 Sep 2022£610,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 6, Recreation House, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 26 Jul 2022£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, Recreation House, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 29 Apr 2022£115,000 FlatLeasehold
48, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 24 Jan 2022£348,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Wimpole Road CO1 2DN 17 Dec 2021£350,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 17 Nov 2021£220,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Wimpole Road CO1 2DE 30 Sep 2021£188,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Wimpole Road CO1 2BX 13 May 2021£205,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 26 Mar 2021£245,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Wimpole Road CO1 2DN 12 Mar 2021£268,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 9, Recreation House, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 11 Feb 2021£100,500 FlatLeasehold
36, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 6 Nov 2020£225,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 13, Recreation House, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 19 Jun 2020£82,000 FlatLeasehold
66, Wimpole Road CO1 2DN 17 Apr 2020£280,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 5, Recreation House, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 15 Nov 2019£107,500 FlatLeasehold
51, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 20 Sep 2019£430,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 28 Feb 2019£211,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, Recreation House, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 8 Feb 2019£123,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, Recreation House, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 7 Dec 2018£93,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, Recreation House, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 8 Dec 2017£98,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Recreation House, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 6 Oct 2017£122,500 FlatLeasehold
16, Wimpole Road CO1 2DD 11 Aug 2017£255,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 13, Recreation House, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 7 Jul 2017£106,000 FlatLeasehold
75, Wimpole Road CO1 2DW 6 Jul 2017£227,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 5, Recreation House, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 22 May 2017£102,000 FlatLeasehold
2 The Basement, Recreation House, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 3 Mar 2017£112,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 13, Recreation House, Wimpole Road CO1 2DL 25 Aug 2016£94,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Wimpole Road CO1 2BX 22 Aug 2016£180,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Wimpole Road CO1 2DD 3 Aug 2016£238,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Wimpole Road CO1 2DE 2 Aug 2016£460,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Wimpole Road CO1 2DN 5 Feb 2016£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1A, Wimpole Road CO1 2BX 15 Jan 2016£67,500 FlatLeasehold
16, Wimpole Road CO1 2DD 8 Jan 2016£170,000 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
6, Wimpole Road £205,000 (May 2021) → £250,000 (Oct 2023) +22%
over 2 yrs
Flat 13, Recreation House, Wimpole Road £94,000 (Aug 2016) → £106,000 (Jul 2017) → £82,000 (Jun 2020) → £92,000 (Aug 2023) -2%
over 7 yrs
Flat 6, Recreation House, Wimpole Road £122,500 (Oct 2017) → £130,000 (Jul 2022) +6%
over 5 yrs
Flat 4, Recreation House, Wimpole Road £98,000 (Dec 2017) → £115,000 (Apr 2022) +17%
over 4 yrs
Flat 9, Recreation House, Wimpole Road £93,500 (Dec 2018) → £100,500 (Feb 2021) +7%
over 2 yrs
36, Wimpole Road £211,000 (Feb 2019) → £225,000 (Nov 2020) +7%
over 2 yrs
Flat 5, Recreation House, Wimpole Road £102,000 (May 2017) → £107,500 (Nov 2019) +5%
over 2 yrs
16, Wimpole Road £170,000 (Jan 2016) → £255,000 (Aug 2017) +50%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Wimpole Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St. George's School 609 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Kendall Church of England Primary School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 209 pupils Primary Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
St John's Green Primary School 591 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.7 mi
St James the Great Church of England Primary School 438 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Old Heath Community Primary School 209 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 149 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 1.0 mi
Monkwick Junior School 234 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 1.0 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 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Colchester station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Garrison Church (o/s, Military Rd) 2 min walk
  • Recreation Ground (o/s, Old Heath Rd) 2 min walk
  • Recreation Ground (opp, Old Heath Rd) 2 min walk
  • Worsnop House (opp, Old Heath Rd) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • East Hill Surgery
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • Colchester Medical Practice
    78 East Hill, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • Abbey Field Medical Centre
    Ypres Road, Colchester · 0.7 mi
  • Beacon House Ministries
    24 Crouch Street, Colchester · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wimpole Road Foodstore · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Colchester Magdalen Express · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Mersea Road Foodstore · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.1 mi
  • Fittleworth Medical Ltd · 0.5 mi
  • The Hythe Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Wimpole Road (dental Surgery) · 0.0 mi
  • Dentoworld · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Care · 0.6 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned63.8%62.5%
Private rented30.7%20.3%
Social rented5.5%17.1%
Households745

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6470.1%64.1%
Aged 65+8.9%18.6%
Residents1,778

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 Wimpole Road

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White86.7%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.1%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%2.9%
Other ethnic group2%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%3.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion52.1%44.3%
Christian36.1%44.4%
Not answered6.2%6.2%
Muslim2.3%2.1%
Hindu1.7%1.3%
Other religion0.9%0.6%
Buddhist0.6%0.7%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK81%85.5%
Born outside the UK19%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above35.5%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications20%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications13.8%14.8%
No qualifications13.6%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%10.3%
Apprenticeship4.4%5.2%
Other qualifications2.3%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health51%49.2%
Good health36.1%34.7%
Fair health10.4%11.9%
Bad health2.1%3.3%
Very bad health0.4%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household50.8%42.3%
No cars or vans in household22.6%18.2%
2 cars or vans in household21.1%29.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%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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