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Willow Close, Brightlingsea, Colchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Willow Close, Brightlingsea, Colchester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/colchester-southend-on-sea/willow-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO7 0LD.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£160,500
1 sales
Price range
£161k – £161k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Apr 2016
CO7 0LD

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At a glance

1 property sale on Willow Close, Brightlingsea, Colchester has been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 8 Apr 2016. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £160,500.

House prices on Willow Close compared

CO7 postcode area£395,860
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Willow Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO7 house prices.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced1£160,5008 Apr 2016

Sold prices on Willow Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
8, Willow Close CO7 0LD 8 Apr 2016£160,500 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.

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Crime and flood risk near Willow Close

Crime

35 crimes were reported within about a mile of Willow Close 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

Willow Close 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 Willow Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery 653 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Colne Community School 1,289 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

  • Alresford (Essex) station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk
  • Great Bentley station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk
  • Wivenhoe station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lower Park Road (NE-bound, Lower Park Rd) 4 min walk
  • Lower Park Road (SW-bound, Lower Park Rd) 4 min walk
  • Spring Chase (NE-bound, Spring Chase) 6 min walk
  • Spring Chase (SW-bound, Spring Chase) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Colne Medical Centre
    40 Station Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester · 0.3 mi
  • Great Bentley Surgery
    The Hollies, The Green, Colchester · 3.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Brightlingsea Foodstore · 0.3 mi
  • Spar Spar - Brightlingsea Post Office · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Brightlingsea Express · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsbury's Brightlingsea · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Natrelles · 0.2 mi
  • Colne View Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Brightling Sea Dental Practice · 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.

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 Willow Close

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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