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Woodland Drive, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Woodland Drive, Colchester · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-essex/woodland-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO3 9FE, CO3 9FF, CO3 9FG.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£217,947
19 sales
Price range
£120k – £321k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
4 Sep 2025
CO3 9FF

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At a glance

House prices£218k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station41 min walkColchester station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold95% leaseholdAcross 19 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

19 property sales on Woodland Drive, Colchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 4 Sep 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £212,222. Average sale prices rose from £185,000 in 2016 to £216,500 in 2025 (+17%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 95% flat, 5% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Woodland Drive range from £120,000 to £321,000. 5% of homes sold here were freehold and 95% leasehold.

House prices on Woodland Drive compared

CO3 postcode area£360,427
Colchester£356,821
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Woodland Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £185,000 (2 sales)2016£185k2018: £221,250 (4 sales)2018£221k2019: £182,500 (2 sales)2019£183k2020: £171,000 (2 sales)2020£171k2021: £185,000 (1 sales)2021£185k2022: £268,000 (2 sales)2022£268k2023: £225,000 (1 sales)2023£225k2024: £266,667 (3 sales)2024£267k2025: £216,500 (2 sales)2025£217k

Tenure: 5% freehold and 95% leasehold across 19 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat18£212,2224 Sep 2025
Semi-detached1£321,00027 May 2022

Sold prices on Woodland Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, Kingsmead House, Woodland Drive CO3 9FF 4 Sep 2025£248,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive CO3 9FE 4 Jul 2025£185,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive CO3 9FE 20 Dec 2024£240,000 FlatLeasehold
The Penthouse, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive CO3 9FE 30 Aug 2024£310,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Kingsmead House, Woodland Drive CO3 9FF 3 Jul 2024£250,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive CO3 9FE 29 Sep 2023£225,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive CO3 9FE 12 Aug 2022£215,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Kingsmead Lodge, Woodland Drive CO3 9FG 27 May 2022£321,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive CO3 9FE 29 Jul 2021£185,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive CO3 9FE 26 Oct 2020£178,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive CO3 9FE 31 Jan 2020£164,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Kingsmead House, Woodland Drive CO3 9FF 10 Jun 2019£190,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive CO3 9FE 22 May 2019£175,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive CO3 9FE 23 Nov 2018£184,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Kingsmead House, Woodland Drive CO3 9FF 12 Jul 2018£220,000 FlatLeasehold
The Penthouse, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive CO3 9FE 2 Jul 2018£257,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Kingsmead House, Woodland Drive CO3 9FF 5 Jan 2018£224,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive CO3 9FE 17 Aug 2016£120,000 FlatLeasehold
The Penthouse, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive CO3 9FE 8 Jul 2016£250,000 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
1, Kingsmead House, Woodland Drive £224,000 (Jan 2018) → £248,000 (Sep 2025) +11%
over 8 yrs
9, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive £175,000 (May 2019) → £185,000 (Jul 2025) +6%
over 6 yrs
The Penthouse, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive £250,000 (Jul 2016) → £257,000 (Jul 2018) → £310,000 (Aug 2024) +24%
over 8 yrs
2, Kingsmead House, Woodland Drive £220,000 (Jul 2018) → £250,000 (Jul 2024) +14%
over 6 yrs
11, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive £178,000 (Oct 2020) → £225,000 (Sep 2023) +26%
over 3 yrs
8, Kingsmead Hall, Woodland Drive £120,000 (Aug 2016) → £185,000 (Jul 2021) → £215,000 (Aug 2022) +79%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Woodland Drive

Crime

152 crimes were reported within about a mile of Woodland Drive in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences61
Anti-social behaviour30
Criminal damage & arson15
Public order15
Shoplifting9
Vehicle crime8

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

Flood risk

Woodland Drive is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • The Essex coast from Clacton to and including, St Peters Flat and the Colne and Blackwater 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 Woodland Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Willows Other independent special school 11–17 Report 0.1 mi
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 252 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
Home Farm Primary School 422 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils 236 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Prettygate Infant School 172 pupils Primary 5–7 Good Report 0.6 mi
Prettygate Junior School 250 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
Stanway Fiveways Primary School 473 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Lexden Springs School 301 pupils Academy special sponsor led 3–19 Inadequate 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 station 2.0 mi · 41 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
  • Marks Tey station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Oaklands Avenue (adj, Straight Rd) 2 min walk
  • Oaklands Avenue (opp, Straight Rd) 2 min walk
  • Clairmont Road (opp, Straight Rd) 3 min walk
  • Worthington Way (opp, Ambrose Ave) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice
    76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Winstree Medical Practice
    84 Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester · 0.6 mi
  • Tollgate Health Centre
    145 London Road, Stanway, Colchester · 1.1 mi
  • Creffield Medical Group
    Creffield Medical Centre, 15 Cavalry Road, Colchester · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Prettygate Foodstore · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food PFS Co-op Petrol Colchester · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Stanway Supermarket · 0.5 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Colchester Express Petrol · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Ambrose Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Prettygate Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • 118 Straight Road [dental Practice] · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • The Zen Dental Clinic · 1.1 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 9 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
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.1%62.5%
Private rented7.2%20.3%
Social rented9.8%17.1%
Households656

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6454.4%64.1%
Aged 65+27.7%18.6%
Residents1,561

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 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 Woodland Drive

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White88.7%87%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.2%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%2.9%
Other ethnic group1.2%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%3.5%

Religion

HereColchester
Christian53.8%44.4%
No religion35.8%44.3%
Not answered6.2%6.2%
Hindu2.7%1.3%
Buddhist0.9%0.7%
Muslim0.4%2.1%
Jewish0.1%0.2%
Other religion0.1%0.6%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK88.1%85.5%
Born outside the UK11.9%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above33.9%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications17.2%19.5%
No qualifications16.5%15.4%
Level 2 qualifications13.1%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%10.3%
Apprenticeship6.3%5.2%
Other qualifications2.9%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health44.7%49.2%
Good health37.9%34.7%
Fair health14%11.9%
Bad health2.4%3.3%
Very bad health1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household39.4%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household35%29.1%
No cars or vans in household14.6%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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