CO3 9FT, Colchester
Sold prices and local information for CO3 9FT on Switchman Drive. Free
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Average sold price
£624,167
6 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£690,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in CO3 9FT
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Switchman Drive | 31 Jul 2026 | £690,000 | Detached |
| 3, Switchman Drive | 23 May 2024 | £640,000 | Detached New build |
| 4, Switchman Drive | 22 Mar 2024 | £450,000 | Detached New build |
| 6, Switchman Drive | 31 Jan 2024 | £700,000 | Detached New build |
| 1, Switchman Drive | 15 Sep 2023 | £715,000 | Detached New build |
| 2, Switchman Drive | 28 Jul 2023 | £550,000 | Detached New build |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in CO3 9FT
- Switchman Drive£690k
Schools near CO3 9FT
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmwood House School | Other independent school | – | 0.3 mi |
| Stanway Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.6 mi |
| Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| Doucecroft School | Other independent special school | – | 0.7 mi |
| Lexden Springs School | Academy special sponsor led | Inadequate | 0.7 mi |
| The Stanway School | Secondary | – | 0.8 mi |
Living in CO3 9FT
Nearest stations
- Colchester station 2.3 mi · 47 min walk
- Marks Tey station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk
- Colchester Town station 2.9 mi · 57 min walk
Supermarkets
- Morrisons Daily 0.5 mi
- Sainsburys 0.6 mi
- Marks and Spencer 0.7 mi
- Cook 0.7 mi
Pharmacies
- Boots 0.8 mi
- Ambrose Pharmacy 1.4 mi
- Prettygate Pharmacy 1.5 mi
Dentists
- Brickstables Dental & Implant Clinic 0.5 mi
- The Zen Dental Clinic 0.7 mi
- Eight Ash Green Dental Surgery 0.8 mi
GP surgeries
- Tollgate Health Centre 0.7 mi
- Winstree Medical Practice 0.7 mi
- Ambrose Avenue Group Practice 1.4 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 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 6 of 10 |
| Employment | 6 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 5 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 7 of 10 |
| Crime | 4 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 6 of 10 |
| Living environment | 7 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in CO3 9FT
Ethnic group
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 89.4% | 87% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 2.5% | 3.5% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 2.5% | 2.9% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.5% | 1.5% |
Religion
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 48.3% | 44.3% |
| Christian | 42.6% | 44.4% |
| Not answered | 5% | 6.2% |
| Hindu | 1.8% | 1.3% |
| Muslim | 1.4% | 2.1% |
| Buddhist | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Other religion | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Jewish | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Country of birth
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 89.6% | 85.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 10.4% | 14.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 30.8% | 32.2% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 20.7% | 19.5% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 16.3% | 14.8% |
| No qualifications | 12.4% | 15.4% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 12.3% | 10.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Other qualifications | 1.8% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 53.3% | 49.2% |
| Good health | 33% | 34.7% |
| Fair health | 10.3% | 11.9% |
| Bad health | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Very bad health | 0.6% | 0.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 20.2% | 20.6% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 14.8% | 14.2% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 13.6% | 13% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 11.1% | 9.2% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 10.1% | 10.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 9.1% | 10.5% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 7.9% | 7.5% |
| Elementary occupations | 7% | 9.1% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 6.1% | 5.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 42% | 42.3% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 37.8% | 29.1% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 8.8% | 18.2% |
Economic activity
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 67.9% | 59.1% |
| Economically inactive | 29.3% | 37.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 2.8% | 3.3% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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