CO5 7NL, Colchester
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Average sold price
£183,529
17 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£145,667
3 sales
Ultrafast broadband
97%
of homes, gigabit 97%
Sold prices in CO5 7NL
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 18 Jun 2026 | £120,000 | Flat |
| 29, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 15 May 2026 | £162,000 | Flat |
| 22, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 3 Feb 2026 | £155,000 | Flat |
| 23, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 5 Sep 2023 | £165,000 | Flat |
| 15, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 4 Sep 2023 | £209,000 | Flat |
| 30, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 4 Jan 2023 | £140,000 | Flat |
| 10, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 18 Nov 2022 | £130,000 | Flat |
| 26, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 20 May 2022 | £135,000 | Flat |
| 27, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 3 Feb 2022 | £125,000 | Flat |
| 17, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 8 Mar 2021 | £125,000 | Flat |
| 12, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 22 Nov 2020 | £149,000 | Flat |
| Abberton Copse, Layer Road | 24 Jul 2020 | £675,000 | Detached |
| 25, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 16 Sep 2019 | £125,000 | Flat New build |
| 19, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 3 Jul 2019 | £140,000 | Flat New build |
| 15, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 13 Mar 2018 | £221,500 | Flat |
| 22, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 19 Dec 2016 | £219,995 | Flat |
| 17, Abberton Grange, Layer Road | 12 May 2016 | £123,500 | Flat |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 6% freehold, 94% leasehold.
Streets in CO5 7NL
- Layer Road£146k
Schools near CO5 7NL
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langenhoe Community Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.8 mi |
| Cherry Tree Academy | Primary | Good | 1.3 mi |
| Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | – | 1.8 mi |
| The Thomas Lord Audley School | Secondary | – | 1.8 mi |
| St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester | Primary | – | 1.9 mi |
| Montgomery Primary School, Colchester | Primary | Good | 1.9 mi |
Living in CO5 7NL
Nearest stations
- Wivenhoe station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk
- Colchester Town station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk
- Hythe (Essex) station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
Supermarkets
- Morrisons Daily 1.6 mi
- Spar PFS 2.2 mi
- Lidl 2.3 mi
- Lidl 2.4 mi
Pharmacies
- Mersea Road Pharmacy 1.6 mi
Dentists
- Mersea Road Dental Surgery 1.8 mi
- Layer Road Dental Surgery 2.0 mi
- Colchester Dental Centre 2.3 mi
GP surgeries
- Rowhedge Surgery 2.4 mi
- Abbey Field Medical Centre 2.6 mi
- Creffield Medical Group 2.9 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 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 9 of 10 |
| Employment | 8 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 8 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 7 of 10 |
| Crime | 10 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 2 of 10 |
| Living environment | 5 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in CO5 7NL
Ethnic group
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96.3% | 87% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.9% | 2.9% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1.5% | 5.1% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.2% | 1.5% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.1% | 3.5% |
Religion
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 52.5% | 44.4% |
| No religion | 40.5% | 44.3% |
| Not answered | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Buddhist | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Other religion | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Muslim | 0.3% | 2.1% |
| Sikh | 0.3% | – |
| Jewish | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Country of birth
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 95.6% | 85.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 4.4% | 14.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 32.5% | 32.2% |
| No qualifications | 16.7% | 15.4% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 15.1% | 19.5% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 15% | 14.8% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 12.5% | 10.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 5.2% |
| Other qualifications | 1.4% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 42.7% | 49.2% |
| Good health | 35.6% | 34.7% |
| Fair health | 14.3% | 11.9% |
| Bad health | 5.2% | 3.3% |
| Very bad health | 2.1% | 0.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 21.4% | 20.6% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 15.8% | 13% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 14.5% | 14.2% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 11.9% | 10.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 10% | 9.2% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 8.6% | 10.5% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 7.6% | 7.5% |
| Elementary occupations | 6.7% | 9.1% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 3.5% | 5.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 36.6% | 29.1% |
| 1 car or van in household | 34% | 42.3% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 20.2% | 10.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 9.3% | 18.2% |
Economic activity
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 51.9% | 59.1% |
| Economically inactive | 45.7% | 37.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 2.5% | 3.3% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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