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CO3 8BU, Colchester

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Average sold price
£329,684
60 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£334,444
9 sales
Council tax (Band D)
£2,283
Colchester
Ultrafast broadband
99%
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Sold prices in CO3 8BU

AddressDatePriceType
11, Penguin Parade15 Jul 2026£310,000Detached
21, Penguin Parade14 Jul 2026£310,000Detached
17, Penguin Parade18 May 2026£300,000Semi-detached
68, Penguin Parade31 Mar 2026£265,000Detached
31, Penguin Parade12 Mar 2026£355,000Semi-detached
10, Penguin Parade9 Mar 2026£300,000Semi-detached
19, Penguin Parade11 Feb 2026£295,000Semi-detached
9, Penguin Parade17 Nov 2025£500,000Detached
66, Penguin Parade30 Oct 2025£375,000Detached
50, Penguin Parade29 Aug 2025£290,000Semi-detached
82, Penguin Parade31 Jul 2025£410,000Detached
25, Penguin Parade22 Jul 2025£307,000Semi-detached
27, Penguin Parade18 Oct 2024£305,000Semi-detached
22, Penguin Parade28 May 2024£360,000Semi-detached
46, Penguin Parade3 May 2024£300,000Semi-detached
46, Penguin Parade3 May 2024£300,000Semi-detached
13, Penguin Parade26 Apr 2024£300,000Semi-detached
29, Penguin Parade15 Mar 2024£325,000Semi-detached
4, Penguin Parade11 Oct 2023£310,000Detached
12, Penguin Parade15 Sep 2023£325,000Semi-detached
13, Penguin Parade4 Aug 2023£309,500Semi-detached
23, Penguin Parade2 Jun 2023£540,000Detached
6, Penguin Parade19 May 2023£300,000Semi-detached
33, Penguin Parade2 May 2023£365,000Semi-detached
34, Penguin Parade16 Dec 2022£400,000Semi-detached New build
35, Penguin Parade22 Nov 2022£410,000Semi-detached New build
39, Penguin Parade31 Aug 2022£405,000Detached New build
17, Penguin Parade8 Jul 2022£290,000Semi-detached
43, Penguin Parade4 Jul 2022£223,518Other New build
32, Penguin Parade30 Jun 2022£380,000Semi-detached New build
36, Penguin Parade30 Jun 2022£425,000Semi-detached New build
40, Penguin Parade31 May 2022£270,000Semi-detached New build
38, Penguin Parade31 May 2022£270,000Semi-detached New build
44, Penguin Parade23 Dec 2021£275,000Semi-detached New build
20, Penguin Parade23 Dec 2021£350,000Detached New build
30, Penguin Parade21 Dec 2021£321,000Semi-detached New build
42, Penguin Parade17 Dec 2021£275,000Semi-detached New build
9, Penguin Parade12 Nov 2021£475,000Detached
66, Penguin Parade30 Sep 2021£345,000Detached New build
68, Penguin Parade31 Aug 2021£275,000Detached New build
48, Penguin Parade31 Aug 2021£270,000Semi-detached New build
46, Penguin Parade31 Aug 2021£270,000Semi-detached New build
54, Penguin Parade23 Jul 2021£405,000Semi-detached New build
56, Penguin Parade30 Jun 2021£380,000Semi-detached New build
82, Penguin Parade30 Jun 2021£345,000Detached New build
84, Penguin Parade30 Jun 2021£340,000Detached New build
50, Penguin Parade28 May 2021£255,000Semi-detached New build
60, Penguin Parade28 May 2021£340,000Semi-detached New build
52, Penguin Parade28 May 2021£260,000Semi-detached New build
62, Penguin Parade30 Apr 2021£340,000Semi-detached New build
64, Penguin Parade30 Apr 2021£370,000Detached New build
58, Penguin Parade30 Apr 2021£375,000Detached New build
24, Penguin Parade29 Jan 2021£310,000Semi-detached New build
22, Penguin Parade23 Dec 2020£310,000Semi-detached New build
26, Penguin Parade23 Dec 2020£335,000Semi-detached New build
33, Penguin Parade23 Dec 2020£290,000Semi-detached New build
31, Penguin Parade23 Dec 2020£300,000Semi-detached New build
27, Penguin Parade22 Dec 2020£255,000Semi-detached New build
37, Penguin Parade22 Dec 2020£330,000Detached New build
25, Penguin Parade22 Dec 2020£255,000Semi-detached New build

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.

Streets in CO3 8BU

Schools near CO3 8BU

SchoolTypeOfstedDistance
Doucecroft SchoolOther independent special school–0.3 mi
Lakelands Primary SchoolPrimaryOutstanding0.7 mi
Stanway Primary SchoolPrimaryGood0.8 mi
The Stanway SchoolSecondary–0.9 mi
Lexden Springs SchoolAcademy special sponsor ledInadequate0.9 mi
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and AldhamPrimary–1.0 mi

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Living in CO3 8BU

Nearest stations

  • Marks Tey station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Colchester station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
  • Colchester Town station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk

Supermarkets

  • Aldi 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer 0.2 mi
  • Cook 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots 0.6 mi
  • Marks Tey Pharmacy Ltd 1.7 mi
  • Ambrose Pharmacy 1.9 mi

Dentists

  • Brickstables Dental & Implant Clinic 0.4 mi
  • The Zen Dental Clinic 0.4 mi
  • Eight Ash Green Dental Surgery 0.6 mi

GP surgeries

  • Tollgate Health Centre 0.4 mi
  • Winstree Medical Practice 0.9 mi
  • Ambrose Avenue Group Practice 1.9 mi

Mobile signal

4G indoors from all four networks: 84% of homes in Colchester (England & Wales 89%).

Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.

Deprivation

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Decile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Who lives in CO3 8BU

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White82.1%87%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.6%3.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.4%5.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%2.9%
Other ethnic group1.9%1.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion52.3%44.3%
Christian38.2%44.4%
Not answered4.5%6.2%
Muslim2.1%2.1%
Hindu1.9%1.3%
Buddhist0.5%0.7%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Jewish0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK85%85.5%
Born outside the UK15%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above36.8%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications22.6%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications16.8%14.8%
No qualifications9.2%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%10.3%
Apprenticeship3.8%5.2%
Other qualifications1.7%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health61.6%49.2%
Good health30.4%34.7%
Fair health6.4%11.9%
Bad health1.2%3.3%
Very bad health0.4%0.9%

Occupation

HereColchester
Professional occupations21.6%20.6%
Associate professional and technical occupations18.2%14.2%
Managers, directors and senior officials14.3%13%
Administrative and secretarial occupations10.4%9.2%
Skilled trades occupations9.7%10.1%
Caring, leisure and other service occupations8.4%10.5%
Elementary occupations6.1%9.1%
Sales and customer service occupations5.9%7.5%
Process, plant and machine operatives5.5%5.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
2 cars or vans in household46.2%29.1%
1 car or van in household37.2%42.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%10.4%
No cars or vans in household8.1%18.2%

Economic activity

HereColchester
Economically active (excluding full-time students)79.4%59.1%
Economically inactive18%37.6%
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%3.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

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