CO5 8AR, Colchester
Sold prices and local information for CO5 8AR on Shears Crescent. Free
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Average sold price
£431,667
9 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
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0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
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Sold prices in CO5 8AR
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25, Shears Crescent | 11 Dec 2024 | £485,000 | Detached |
| 21, Shears Crescent | 12 Sep 2024 | £500,000 | Detached |
| 7, Shears Crescent | 14 Jun 2023 | £450,000 | Detached |
| 18, Shears Crescent | 28 Apr 2021 | £515,000 | Detached |
| 16, Shears Crescent | 29 Mar 2021 | £427,000 | Detached |
| 6, Shears Crescent | 13 Dec 2017 | £415,000 | Detached |
| 12, Shears Crescent | 20 Jan 2017 | £408,000 | Detached |
| 19, Shears Crescent | 13 Oct 2016 | £340,000 | Semi-detached |
| 23, Shears Crescent | 4 Apr 2016 | £345,000 | Detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in CO5 8AR
- Shears Crescent£393k
Schools near CO5 8AR
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mersea Island School | Primary | Good | 0.3 mi |
Living in CO5 8AR
Supermarkets
- Spar 0.3 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.3 mi
- Spar 0.4 mi
- Tesco Express 0.5 mi
Pharmacies
- Care Pharmacy 0.3 mi
- Boots 0.3 mi
- Island Pharmacy 0.3 mi
Dentists
- West Mersea Dental Practice 0.3 mi
GP surgeries
- West Mersea Surgery 0.3 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 | 8 of 10 |
| Employment | 8 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 7 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 7 of 10 |
| Crime | 8 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 4 of 10 |
| Living environment | 5 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in CO5 8AR
Ethnic group
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 98.4% | 87% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 0.5% | 5.1% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 0.5% | 2.9% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.4% | 1.5% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.1% | 3.5% |
Religion
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 59.7% | 44.4% |
| No religion | 34.2% | 44.3% |
| Not answered | 5.3% | 6.2% |
| Buddhist | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Muslim | 0.3% | 2.1% |
| Other religion | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Hindu | 0% | 1.3% |
| Jewish | 0% | 0.2% |
Country of birth
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 95% | 85.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 5% | 14.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 33.7% | 32.2% |
| No qualifications | 16.7% | 15.4% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 16% | 14.8% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 15.9% | 19.5% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 8.3% | 10.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Other qualifications | 2.9% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 42.9% | 49.2% |
| Good health | 36.4% | 34.7% |
| Fair health | 15.2% | 11.9% |
| Bad health | 4.1% | 3.3% |
| Very bad health | 1.3% | 0.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 20.2% | 13% |
| Professional occupations | 19.4% | 20.6% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 14.2% | 10.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 12.5% | 14.2% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 10% | 9.2% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 8.4% | 10.5% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 6.7% | 7.5% |
| Elementary occupations | 5.4% | 9.1% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 3.3% | 5.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 42% | 42.3% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 30.2% | 29.1% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 15% | 10.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 12.7% | 18.2% |
Economic activity
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically inactive | 55.7% | 37.6% |
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 43% | 59.1% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.3% | 3.3% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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