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CO1 2 in Colchester

Colchester council area · CO1 2 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector CO1 2 in Colchester. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideCO1 2 · CO1 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at CO1 2

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

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Recorded sale median
£240,000167 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
0.7 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The house median is £255,000 from 134 sales; the flat median is £149,000 from 33 sales in CO1 2. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

What stands out in the records

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.1 km from the CO1 2 sector centre, with 16 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the CO1 2 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 0.7 km away and supermarket 0.3 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

  • Primary school evidence

    3 primary schools appear inside the CO1 2 sector boundary. 100% of those with a recorded Ofsted rating are Good or Outstanding; the rated subset may be smaller than the total. Location does not determine admission eligibility.

Streets and surroundings

See streets and nearby places within about 1 km of the approximate postcode sector centre. The marker does not show a specific address or the sector boundary.

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Photos near CO1 2 in Colchester

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for CO1 2. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

167 sales in sample
134 sales in sample
13 sales in sample
36 sales in sample
85 sales in sample
33 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Colchester local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

Why this council area is shown

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Colchester, about 100%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

The boundaries cover about 98.6% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,197Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £846 to £1,217. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.2k£1k£846202020232026
Aug 2026£1,197

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,197
Jul 2026£1,196
Jun 2026£1,203
May 2026£1,211
Apr 2026£1,217
Mar 2026£1,216
Feb 2026£1,216
Jan 2026£1,215
Dec 2025£1,208
Nov 2025£1,200
Oct 2025£1,188
Sept 2025£1,180
Aug 2025£1,173
Jul 2025£1,169
Jun 2025£1,164
May 2025£1,159
Apr 2025£1,154
Mar 2025£1,148
Feb 2025£1,144
Jan 2025£1,140
Dec 2024£1,134
Nov 2024£1,125
Oct 2024£1,105
Sept 2024£1,083
Aug 2024£1,063
Jul 2024£1,052
Jun 2024£1,047
May 2024£1,044
Apr 2024£1,040
Mar 2024£1,036
Feb 2024£1,033
Jan 2024£1,029
Dec 2023£1,026
Nov 2023£1,022
Oct 2023£1,019
Sept 2023£1,013
Aug 2023£1,001
Jul 2023£986
Jun 2023£973
May 2023£966
Apr 2023£963
Mar 2023£960
Feb 2023£958
Jan 2023£955
Dec 2022£952
Nov 2022£949
Oct 2022£947
Sept 2022£944
Aug 2022£941
Jul 2022£936
Jun 2022£932
May 2022£929
Apr 2022£928
Mar 2022£925
Feb 2022£920
Jan 2022£918
Dec 2021£916
Nov 2021£915
Oct 2021£913
Sept 2021£912
Aug 2021£911
Jul 2021£910
Jun 2021£909
May 2021£912
Apr 2021£913
Mar 2021£905
Feb 2021£882
Jan 2021£860
Dec 2020£849
Nov 2020£848
Oct 2020£847
Sept 2020£846

Average house price

£297,824Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £257,506 to £313,537. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£313.5k£285.5k£257.5k202020232026
Jul 2026£297,824

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£297,824
Jun 2026£297,349
May 2026£297,668
Apr 2026£299,101
Mar 2026£298,022
Feb 2026£296,003
Jan 2026£295,066
Dec 2025£296,499
Nov 2025£299,164
Oct 2025£296,269
Sept 2025£295,382
Aug 2025£298,241
Jul 2025£299,277
Jun 2025£298,894
May 2025£299,614
Apr 2025£298,264
Mar 2025£297,837
Feb 2025£297,505
Jan 2025£297,729
Dec 2024£299,224
Nov 2024£297,299
Oct 2024£295,338
Sept 2024£294,505
Aug 2024£294,186
Jul 2024£293,713
Jun 2024£293,825
May 2024£292,190
Apr 2024£290,410
Mar 2024£289,410
Feb 2024£290,869
Jan 2024£296,679
Dec 2023£295,703
Nov 2023£296,423
Oct 2023£293,989
Sept 2023£298,372
Aug 2023£296,570
Jul 2023£299,388
Jun 2023£299,076
May 2023£303,126
Apr 2023£306,721
Mar 2023£310,217
Feb 2023£311,581
Jan 2023£312,831
Dec 2022£313,537
Nov 2022£312,345
Oct 2022£310,383
Sept 2022£306,030
Aug 2022£305,573
Jul 2022£303,552
Jun 2022£300,755
May 2022£295,612
Apr 2022£291,961
Mar 2022£290,562
Feb 2022£288,733
Jan 2022£288,818
Dec 2021£285,949
Nov 2021£285,826
Oct 2021£279,589
Sept 2021£277,968
Aug 2021£274,624
Jul 2021£271,135
Jun 2021£267,294
May 2021£264,341
Apr 2021£263,450
Mar 2021£264,813
Feb 2021£265,144
Jan 2021£266,217
Dec 2020£269,665
Nov 2020£268,625
Oct 2020£265,784
Sept 2020£257,815
Aug 2020£257,506
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate86.2%Mean across 269 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Colchester; 91,695 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Colchester; 91,695 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 269 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Colchester; 91,695 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Colchester; 91,695 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 3 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station0.7 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.3 km
  • Nearest post office0.8 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.7 km
  • Nearest hospital2.9 km
  • Nearest gym0.9 km
  • Nearest restaurant0.1 km
  • Nearest community centre1.5 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking0.8 km
  • Nearest Waitrose0.9 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector6 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 3 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.1 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km16 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
0.86 km
Tesco
0.28 km
Sainsbury's
0.94 km
Aldi
0.49 km
Lidl
0.69 km
M&S
23.55 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
103
Grade I
1
Grade II*
9
Grade II
93

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

West Mersea
12.88 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

The Goat and Boot
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Artilleryman
Mapped in sectorSee location
Royal Mortar
Mapped in sectorSee location
The British Grenadier
Mapped in sectorSee location
The New Town Tavern
Mapped in sectorSee location
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Queen St Brewhouse
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

3Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.5 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.9 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.9 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.7 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

1,541recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
678
Shoplifting
143
Anti-social behaviour
139
Criminal damage and arson
124
Public order
100
Vehicle crime
100
Other theft
73
Drugs
53
Burglary
38
Bicycle theft
32
Other crime
19
Theft from the person
19
Possession of weapons
12
Robbery
11

Current listings

See what is on the market

These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider CO1 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from CO1 2. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom CO1 2Shared evidence
CO1 2HytheThis area · Colchester
£240,000
167
This area
Reference sector
PO1 3PO1 3 area guide area guidePostcode sector
£243,000£3,000 higher than this area
22
184.8 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest supermarket0.3 km0.3 km
Nearest station0.7 km0.8 km
M11 3M11 3 in Manchester area guideManchester
£242,500£2,500 higher than this area
18
274.7 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
Nearest supermarket0.3 km0.2 km
HR1 2HR1 2 in Herefordshire, County of area guideHerefordshire, County of
£236,500£3,500 lower than this area
80
248.8 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station0.7 km0.7 km
Nearest supermarket0.3 km0.3 km
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
ME7 1ME7 1 area guide area guidePostcode sector
£230,000£10,000 lower than this area
115
60.3 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station0.7 km0.8 km
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
Nearest supermarket0.3 km0.2 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector CO1 2, not the whole of Colchester. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 269 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Colchester; 91,695 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Colchester; 91,695 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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