CO8 5BH, Bures
Sold prices and local information for CO8 5BH on Colchester Road. Free
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Average sold price
£422,500
4 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
71%
of homes, gigabit 71%
Sold prices in CO8 5BH
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, The Cottage, Colchester Road | 2 May 2025 | £500,000 | Semi-detached |
| Rose Cottage, Colchester Road | 12 Jan 2024 | £795,000 | Detached |
| 2, The Cottage, Colchester Road | 8 Feb 2017 | £185,000 | Semi-detached |
| 1, The Cottage, Colchester Road | 22 Jul 2016 | £210,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in CO8 5BH
- Colchester Road£423k
Schools near CO8 5BH
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | Good | 1.0 mi |
Living in CO8 5BH
Nearest stations
- Bures station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
- Chappel & Wakes Colne station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk
- Colchester station 6.0 mi · 1 hr 59 min walk
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 | 9 of 10 |
| Employment | 9 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 9 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 9 of 10 |
| Crime | 9 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 2 of 10 |
| Living environment | 1 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in CO8 5BH
Ethnic group
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 98.2% | 87% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1% | 2.9% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.5% | 1.5% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 0.2% | 5.1% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.2% | 3.5% |
Religion
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 54.9% | 44.4% |
| No religion | 36.1% | 44.3% |
| Not answered | 7.3% | 6.2% |
| Muslim | 1.4% | 2.1% |
| Buddhist | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Jewish | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other religion | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Hindu | 0% | 1.3% |
Country of birth
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 94.8% | 85.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 5.2% | 14.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 36.5% | 32.2% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 17.6% | 19.5% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 15.5% | 14.8% |
| No qualifications | 13.6% | 15.4% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 9.1% | 10.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Other qualifications | 2.3% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 50.6% | 49.2% |
| Good health | 34.4% | 34.7% |
| Fair health | 12.4% | 11.9% |
| Bad health | 2% | 3.3% |
| Very bad health | 0.6% | 0.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 22% | 13% |
| Professional occupations | 19.9% | 20.6% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 15.1% | 14.2% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 11.5% | 10.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 7% | 10.5% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 5.6% | 7.5% |
| Elementary occupations | 5.2% | 9.1% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 3.8% | 5.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 36% | 29.1% |
| 1 car or van in household | 28.7% | 42.3% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 27.3% | 10.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 8% | 18.2% |
Economic activity
| Here | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 59.4% | 59.1% |
| Economically inactive | 39.2% | 37.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.4% | 3.3% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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