Cowdray Avenue is in Colchester and in Colchester district. CO1 1UT is located in the Castle electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Colchester. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, CO1 1UT and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CO1 1AW, CO1 1US, CO1 1AU, CO1 1XP, CO1 1XR, CO1 1DL, CO1 1AP, CO1 1RY, CO1 1XF.

Cowdray Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Cowdray Avenue are based on 257 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Colchester.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for CO1 1UT

Average Price
£401,622
Semi-Detached
£353,028
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£453,456
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cowdray Avenue

Average Price
£326,456
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cowdray AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
24A Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building 		£403,0002021-12-21 £415,899
4 Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building 		£545,0002021-09-30 £589,974
34 Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, Essex
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£290,0002018-07-02 £354,321
8 Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, Essex
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£290,0002018-06-27 £354,370
10 Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, Essex
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£325,0002017-12-20 £396,354

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Primary School and Nursery
John Harper Street , CO1 1RP 		3out of 4 335 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Boudica Primary School
Cowper Crescent , CO4 5XT 		3out of 4 1,044 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School
Guildford Road , CO1 2RA 		1out of 4 1,349 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Priory Street , CO1 2QB 		4out of 4 1,406 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St John's Green Primary School
St John's Green , CO2 7HE 		3out of 4 1,446 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Helena School
Sheepen Road , CO3 3LE 		3out of 4 713 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Lexden Road , CO3 3ND 		4out of 4 1,575 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
St Benedict's Catholic College
Norman Way , CO3 3US 		3out of 4 2,256 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Colchester County High School for Girls
Norman Way , CO3 3US 		4out of 4 2,256 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Gilberd School
Brinkley Lane , CO4 9PU 		4out of 4 2,632 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colchester Institute
Sheepen Road , CO3 3LL 		- not rated 831 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Sixth Form College Colchester
North Hill , CO1 1SN 		- not rated 894 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxford House School
2 Lexden Road , CO3 3NE 		- not rated 1,482 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Colchester High School
Wellesley Road , CO3 3HD 		- not rated 1,486 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingswode Hoe School
Sussex Road , CO3 3QJ 		3out of 4 1,517 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's School for Girls
91 Lexden Road , CO3 3RB 		- not rated 1,815 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Turner Road , Mile End CO4 5LB 		3out of 4 1,864 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Go Bananas Colchester Ltd9-10 Mason Road, Colchester205 yd
CAPRINOS PIZZACaprinos Pizza, 49-51 North Station Road335 yd
Peri Peri Grill House53 North Station Road, Colchester337 yd
cafe malabarCafe Malabar, 36 North Station Road343 yd
Raj Palace Restaurant28 North Station Road, Colchester361 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The AlbertCowdray Avenue, Colchester193 yd
The Magnet134 North Station Road, Colchester284 yd
Victoria Inn10 North Station Road, Colchester411 yd
Belle Vue Social ClubColne Bank Avenue, Colchester507 yd
Ye Olde Marquis24-25 North Hill, Colchester695 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
McDonalds Restaurants LtdMcdonalds, Cowdray Avenue193 yd
New Yummy55 North Station Road, Colchester335 yd
Dolphin Fish Bar36 North Station Road, Colchester343 yd
Number3434 North Station Road, Colchester347 yd
Wan Fung House30-32 North Station Road, Colchester351 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Jam International Store35 North Station Road, Colchester372 yd
Iceland Foods LtdUnit 4, Turner Rise Retail Park447 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Sports Direct Fitness (Colchester)
CLARENDON WAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool203 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Colchester) (Closed)
Petroliam Close 		health and fitness suite418 yd
Hercules Body Building And Weight Training Club
COLNE BANK AVENUE 		health and fitness suite468 yd
Colchester And East Essex Cricket Club
Catchpool Road 		grass pitches522 yd
Colchester Leisure World
COWDRAY AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool527 yd
Crossfit Colchester (Closed)
Unit D8 Unit D8 Cowdray Avenue 		health and fitness suite631 yd
Playfootball Colchester
SHEEPEN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch656 yd
St Helena School
SHEEPEN ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite804 yd
The Sixth Form College Colchester
NORTH HILL 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite872 yd
Colchester Institute
SHEEPEN ROAD 		health and fitness suite897 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 91.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 91.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 91.7%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed149.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed18.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Cowdray Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 686 crimes were reported near Cowdray Avenue . Only 14% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CO1 1UT.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, CO1 1UT

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee137
Retired53
Self-Employed36
Part-Time Employee32
Long-Term Sick or disabled17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)15
Student (economically inactive)12
Looking after home or family11
Other5
Unemployed5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles21
Education17
Financial and insurance activities13
Construction12
Administrative and support service activities10
Human health and social work activities8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Accommodation and food service activities8
Information and communication7
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Manufacturing6
Other4
Transport and storage4
Real estate activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2

People

Gender

Female194
Male206

Partnership Status

Single126
Married: Opposite sex145
Separated9
Divorced29
Widowed16

Health

Very good health195
Good health156
Fair health33
Bad health12
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications40
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 31
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 44
Apprenticeship15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 47
Degree or Similar 144
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi6
Chinese12
Indian4
Pakistani6
Other Asian7
Black Caribbean3
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other5
White330
Arab6
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom311
European Union39
Rest of Europe11
Africa9
Middle East and Asia17
The Americas and the Caribbean16

Length of Residence

Born in the UK311
10+ Years55
5-10 Years15
2-5 Years10
Less than 2 years8

Passport Held

United Kingdom301
Ireland2
France2
Germany2
Italy2
Portugal4
Spain4
Lithuania3
Poland6
Romania4
Other EU countries15
Turkey4
South and Eastern Africa4
Eastern Asia2
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America2
No passport held38

Religion

No religion196
Christian161
Hindu6
Muslim14
Not answered21
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