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CO5 7HJ, Colchester

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Average sold price
£152,666
24 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Council tax (Band D)
£2,283
Colchester
Ultrafast broadband
81%
of homes, gigabit 81%

Sold prices in CO5 7HJ

AddressDatePriceType
10, Darkhouse Lane29 Apr 2022£158,000Flat
2, Darkhouse Lane30 Nov 2021£160,000Flat
10, Darkhouse Lane24 Feb 2021£120,000Flat
1A, Darkhouse Lane18 Dec 2020£163,000Flat
6, Darkhouse Lane16 Aug 2019£160,000Flat
14, Darkhouse Lane16 Nov 2018£170,000Flat
8, Darkhouse Lane26 Oct 2018£115,000Other
16, Darkhouse Lane26 Oct 2018£115,000Other
1A, Darkhouse Lane31 Jul 2018£149,000Flat New build
2, Darkhouse Lane30 Jul 2018£151,000Flat New build
1, Darkhouse Lane29 Jun 2018£152,000Flat New build
3, Darkhouse Lane28 Mar 2018£150,000Flat New build
17, Darkhouse Lane21 Dec 2017£166,495Flat New build
11, Darkhouse Lane3 Nov 2017£160,000Flat New build
15, Darkhouse Lane11 Aug 2017£158,500Flat New build
15, Darkhouse Lane11 Aug 2017£158,500Flat
10, Darkhouse Lane3 Aug 2017£161,000Flat New build
12, Darkhouse Lane10 Mar 2017£158,995Flat New build
18, Darkhouse Lane7 Mar 2017£156,500Flat New build
7, Darkhouse Lane23 Jan 2017£158,995Flat New build
9, Darkhouse Lane28 Nov 2016£155,000Flat New build
13, Darkhouse Lane11 Nov 2016£157,500Flat New build
6, Darkhouse Lane28 Oct 2016£155,500Flat New build
8, Darkhouse Lane21 Oct 2016£154,000Flat New build

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 8% freehold, 92% leasehold.

Streets in CO5 7HJ

Schools near CO5 7HJ

SchoolTypeOfstedDistance
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, RowhedgePrimary–0.2 mi
Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimaryGood0.8 mi
Broomgrove Junior SchoolPrimary–0.9 mi
Broomgrove Infant SchoolPrimaryGood0.9 mi
Millfields Primary SchoolPrimary–0.9 mi
Old Heath Community Primary SchoolPrimary–1.3 mi

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Living in CO5 7HJ

Nearest stations

  • Wivenhoe station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Alresford (Essex) station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
  • Hythe (Essex) station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food 0.0 mi
  • The Co-operative Food 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food 1.3 mi
  • Spar 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots 1.1 mi
  • Mersea Road Pharmacy 1.8 mi
  • Welpharm Pharmacy 1.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Distinction 0.5 mi
  • Wivenhoe Dental Practice 0.8 mi
  • Mersea Road Dental Surgery 1.8 mi

GP surgeries

  • Rowhedge Surgery 0.1 mi
  • Wivenhoe Surgery 0.6 mi
  • Abbey Field Medical Centre 2.5 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Who lives in CO5 7HJ

Ethnic group

HereColchester
White92%87%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%2.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%5.1%
Other ethnic group1.3%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%3.5%

Religion

HereColchester
No religion49.7%44.3%
Christian42.3%44.4%
Not answered5.5%6.2%
Muslim1.1%2.1%
Hindu0.7%1.3%
Buddhist0.3%0.7%
Other religion0.3%0.6%
Jewish0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereColchester
Born in the UK92.7%85.5%
Born outside the UK7.3%14.5%

Highest qualification

HereColchester
Level 4 qualifications and above35.7%32.2%
Level 3 qualifications18.2%19.5%
Level 2 qualifications15.8%14.8%
No qualifications11.7%15.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%10.3%
Apprenticeship6%5.2%
Other qualifications2.9%2.6%

General health

HereColchester
Very good health49.4%49.2%
Good health34.9%34.7%
Fair health11.9%11.9%
Bad health3%3.3%
Very bad health0.7%0.9%

Occupation

HereColchester
Professional occupations22.4%20.6%
Managers, directors and senior officials14.7%13%
Associate professional and technical occupations14.1%14.2%
Skilled trades occupations10.3%10.1%
Caring, leisure and other service occupations9.9%10.5%
Administrative and secretarial occupations9.3%9.2%
Sales and customer service occupations7.1%7.5%
Elementary occupations6.8%9.1%
Process, plant and machine operatives5.4%5.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereColchester
1 car or van in household42%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household38%29.1%
No cars or vans in household10.9%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household9%10.4%

Economic activity

HereColchester
Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.1%59.1%
Economically inactive32.7%37.6%
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%3.3%

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

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