CO6 1DR, Colchester
Sold prices and local information for CO6 1DR on Birch Road. Free
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Average sold price
£1,017,500
2 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
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0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
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Sold prices in CO6 1DR
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Tree Farm, Birch Road | 27 Jan 2023 | £1,150,000 | Other |
| Walnut Tree Farm, Birch Road | 18 Jan 2019 | £885,000 | Other |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Streets in CO6 1DR
Schools near CO6 1DR
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | – | 1.0 mi |
| Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | Good | 1.2 mi |
| Lakelands Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 1.8 mi |
| Stanway Fiveways Primary School | Primary | Good | 2.0 mi |
| The Stanway School | Secondary | – | 2.1 mi |
| Stanway Primary School | Primary | Good | 2.2 mi |
Living in CO6 1DR
Nearest stations
- Marks Tey station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
- Colchester Town station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 31 min walk
- Colchester station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 32 min walk
Supermarkets
- Iceland 1.9 mi
- The Co-operative Food PFS 2.1 mi
- The Co-operative Food 2.1 mi
- Aldi 2.1 mi
Pharmacies
- Marks Tey Pharmacy Ltd 1.7 mi
- Boots 2.0 mi
Dentists
- The Zen Dental Clinic 2.0 mi
- Brickstables Dental & Implant Clinic 2.5 mi
- 118 Straight Road [dental Practice] 2.5 mi
GP surgeries
- Tollgate Health Centre 2.0 mi
- Winstree Medical Practice 2.2 mi
- Ambrose Avenue Group Practice 2.8 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 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 7 of 10 |
| Employment | 6 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 6 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 6 of 10 |
| Crime | 7 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 1 of 10 |
| Living environment | 2 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in CO6 1DR
Ethnic group
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 97% | 87% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.8% | 2.9% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 0.6% | 5.1% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.3% | 3.5% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.3% | 1.5% |
Religion
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 53.4% | 44.4% |
| No religion | 39.1% | 44.3% |
| Not answered | 6.1% | 6.2% |
| Buddhist | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Jewish | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Other religion | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Muslim | 0.1% | 2.1% |
| Sikh | 0.1% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 96.4% | 85.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 3.6% | 14.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 30.7% | 32.2% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 18% | 19.5% |
| No qualifications | 17.1% | 15.4% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 15.6% | 14.8% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Other qualifications | 3% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 47% | 49.2% |
| Good health | 36.1% | 34.7% |
| Fair health | 12.3% | 11.9% |
| Bad health | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| Very bad health | 1% | 0.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 19.1% | 13% |
| Professional occupations | 18.5% | 20.6% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 13.9% | 10.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 11.5% | 14.2% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 11% | 9.2% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 8.6% | 10.5% |
| Elementary occupations | 7.4% | 9.1% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 6.2% | 5.9% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 3.8% | 7.5% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 42.7% | 29.1% |
| 1 car or van in household | 30.7% | 42.3% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 20.7% | 10.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 5.9% | 18.2% |
Economic activity
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 58.1% | 59.1% |
| Economically inactive | 41.1% | 37.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 0.8% | 3.3% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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