CO4 5LG, Colchester
Sold prices and local information for CO4 5LG on Defoe Crescent. Free
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Average sold price
£265,114
22 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£297,500
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in CO4 5LG
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18, Defoe Crescent | 2 Mar 2026 | £297,500 | Semi-detached |
| 84, Defoe Crescent | 7 Mar 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced |
| 26, Defoe Crescent | 16 Dec 2024 | £380,000 | Semi-detached |
| 26, Defoe Crescent | 15 Dec 2023 | £266,000 | Semi-detached |
| 98, Defoe Crescent | 18 Sep 2023 | £297,500 | Terraced |
| 4, Defoe Crescent | 5 May 2023 | £350,000 | Semi-detached |
| 20, Defoe Crescent | 18 Nov 2022 | £325,000 | Semi-detached |
| 50, Defoe Crescent | 6 Sep 2022 | £317,000 | Semi-detached |
| 94, Defoe Crescent | 13 Jun 2022 | £365,000 | Terraced |
| 2B, Defoe Crescent | 7 Jun 2021 | £270,000 | Detached |
| 66, Defoe Crescent | 30 Jan 2020 | £225,000 | Terraced |
| 84, Defoe Crescent | 10 Jan 2020 | £227,500 | Terraced |
| 76, Defoe Crescent | 10 Jul 2018 | £230,000 | Terraced |
| 80, Defoe Crescent | 11 May 2018 | £225,000 | Terraced |
| 94, Defoe Crescent | 15 Sep 2017 | £282,000 | Terraced |
| 70, Defoe Crescent | 1 Sep 2017 | £257,000 | Terraced |
| 10, Defoe Crescent | 9 Nov 2016 | £205,000 | Terraced |
| 24, Defoe Crescent | 1 Nov 2016 | £208,500 | Semi-detached |
| 96, Defoe Crescent | 17 Oct 2016 | £252,000 | Terraced |
| 94, Defoe Crescent | 14 Oct 2016 | £243,000 | Terraced |
| 10, Defoe Crescent | 19 Sep 2016 | £150,000 | Terraced |
| 96, Defoe Crescent | 17 Mar 2016 | £184,500 | Terraced |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in CO4 5LG
- Defoe Crescent£298k
Schools near CO4 5LG
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myland Community Primary School | Primary | – | 0.1 mi |
| The St Aubyn Centre Education Department | Pupil referral unit | – | 0.3 mi |
| The Trinity School | Secondary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Camulos Academy | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| Queen Boudica Primary School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| The Gilberd School | Secondary | – | 1.0 mi |
Living in CO4 5LG
Nearest stations
- Colchester station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
- Colchester Town station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
- Hythe (Essex) station 2.5 mi · 49 min walk
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food 0.1 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.4 mi
- Marks and Spencer Hospital 0.4 mi
- Sainsburys Local 0.4 mi
Pharmacies
- Nayland Road Pharmacy 0.2 mi
- Asda Pharmacy 1.0 mi
- Tesco Instore Pharmacy 1.2 mi
Dentists
- Nayland Road (dental Surgery) 0.2 mi
- Dental Centre 0.2 mi
- 61 Mill Road [dental Practice] 0.2 mi
GP surgeries
- Mill Road Surgery 0.2 mi
- Turner Road Surgery 0.7 mi
- Highwoods Surgery 1.1 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.
| Income | 6 of 10 |
| Employment | 9 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 9 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 6 of 10 |
| Crime | 2 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 CO4 5LG
Ethnic group
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 77% | 87% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 10.6% | 5.1% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 6.2% | 3.5% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 3.7% | 2.9% |
| Other ethnic group | 2.4% | 1.5% |
Religion
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 45.8% | 44.3% |
| Christian | 39.7% | 44.4% |
| Not answered | 5.6% | 6.2% |
| Muslim | 5.5% | 2.1% |
| Hindu | 2.2% | 1.3% |
| Other religion | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Buddhist | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Jewish | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Country of birth
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 78.1% | 85.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 21.9% | 14.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 42.9% | 32.2% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 20.4% | 19.5% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 12.8% | 14.8% |
| No qualifications | 10.9% | 15.4% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 7.9% | 10.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Other qualifications | 1.5% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 57.7% | 49.2% |
| Good health | 30.5% | 34.7% |
| Fair health | 8.1% | 11.9% |
| Bad health | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Very bad health | 0.5% | 0.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 27.3% | 20.6% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 16.1% | 14.2% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 14.3% | 13% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 10.3% | 10.5% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 10% | 10.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 7.7% | 9.2% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 5.7% | 7.5% |
| Elementary occupations | 5% | 9.1% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 3.5% | 5.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 44.2% | 42.3% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 35.2% | 29.1% |
| No cars or vans in household | 15.3% | 18.2% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 5.2% | 10.4% |
Economic activity
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 73.6% | 59.1% |
| Economically inactive | 24.4% | 37.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 2.1% | 3.3% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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