Priory Street is in Colchester and in Colchester district. CO1 2PX 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 Priory Street, Colchester, CO1 2PX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CO2 7DX, CO1 1LN, CO2 7DU, CO1 2PQ, CO2 7EA, CO2 7EE, CO1 1LJ, CO2 7DT, CO1 1LG.

Priory Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Priory Street are based on 125 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 2PX

Average Price
£567,249
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£567,249

Estimated Average Property Prices for Priory Street

Average Price
£283,010
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Priory Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
121 Priory Street, Colchester, Essex
Other, an established residential building 		£460,0002015-12-18 £567,249

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Green Primary School
St John's Green , CO2 7HE 		3out of 4 321 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Priory Street , CO1 2QB 		4out of 4 512 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School
Guildford Road , CO1 2RA 		1out of 4 860 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
North Primary School and Nursery
John Harper Street , CO1 1RP 		3out of 4 1,051 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St. George's School
Canterbury Road , CO2 7RU 		3out of 4 1,171 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Lexden Road , CO3 3ND 		4out of 4 1,130 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
St Helena School
Sheepen Road , CO3 3LE 		3out of 4 1,299 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Benedict's Catholic College
Norman Way , CO3 3US 		3out of 4 2,031 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Colchester County High School for Girls
Norman Way , CO3 3US 		4out of 4 2,031 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Thomas Lord Audley School
Monkwick Avenue , Monkwick CO2 8NJ 		3out of 4 2,373 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sixth Form College Colchester
North Hill , CO1 1SN 		- not rated 614 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Colchester Institute
Sheepen Road , CO3 3LL 		- not rated 1,172 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colchester High School
Wellesley Road , CO3 3HD 		- not rated 886 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Oxford House School
2 Lexden Road , CO3 3NE 		- not rated 1,064 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingswode Hoe School
Sussex Road , CO3 3QJ 		3out of 4 1,579 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's School for Girls
91 Lexden Road , CO3 3RB 		- not rated 1,745 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Turner Road , Mile End CO4 5LB 		3out of 4 3,051 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
Pepe'sPepes, 47 St Botolphs Street3 yd
Aburi Japanese Restaurant19 Short Wyre Street, Colchester41 yd
Cuckoo doughCuckoo Dough, 12 Short Wyre Street46 yd
Acropolis Greek Gyros40 St Botolphs Street, Colchester48 yd
Dice & A SliceDice and A Slice, 37 Queen Street58 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Fashion Cafe Bar2 St Botolphs Street, Colchester22 yd
The Silk Road4 St Botolphs Street, Colchester37 yd
Roberts Club18 Vineyard Street, Colchester70 yd
Queen Street Brewhouse7 Queen Street, Colchester205 yd
The Castle Inn Public House92 High Street, Colchester240 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Crystal Restaurant49 St Botolphs Street, Colchester12 yd
Dr Chippys3 St Botolphs Street, Colchester25 yd
Santorini greek foodAMARIS.ILIANA LIMITED, 40A St Botolphs Street45 yd
Subway8 St Botolphs Street, Colchester59 yd
SuperSnack7 Short Wyre Street, Colchester64 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury'sSainsburys Supermarket, 11-14 Priory Walk138 yd
Iceland Foods PlcIceland Foods Limited 25-26 St Johns Walk, St Johns Street398 yd
Aldi SupermarketMagdalen Street, Colchester746 yd
TescoTesco Express, 46 Crouch Street West905 yd
East of England Co-op90 Wimpole Road, Colchester919 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Gym (Colchester)
20-28 20-28 QUEEN STREET 		health and fitness suite76 yd
The Colchester Officers' Club
ST. JOHNS GREEN 		tennis courts313 yd
Arena Sports & Leisure Club (Closed)
Circular Road East 		health and fitness suite720 yd
St James C Of E Primary School
GUILDFORD ROAD 		grass pitches737 yd
The Sixth Form College Colchester
NORTH HILL 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite754 yd
Colchester And East Essex Cricket Club
Catchpool Road 		grass pitches762 yd
House Of Gain - Strength Gym
BROOK STREET BUSINESS CENTRE BROOK STREET BUSINESS CENTRE BROOK STREET 		health and fitness suite879 yd
Colchester Garrison Athletics Stadium
ABBEYFIELDS SPORTS FIELD ABBEYFIELDS SPORTS FIELD CIRCULAR ROAD NORTH 		artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches952 yd
St George'S New Town Junior School
CANTERBURY ROAD 		grass pitches1,065 yd
Colchester Leisure World
COWDRAY AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool1,065 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 37.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 37.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 37.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 37.5%

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/s62.5%

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

Safety

Is Priory Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2515 crimes were reported near Priory Street . Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CO1 2PX.

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

More Crime Statistics for Priory Street, Colchester, CO1 2PX

Employment

CO1 2PX area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee80
Retired51
Self-Employed24
Part-Time Employee16
Unemployed11
Student (economically inactive)9
Other7
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Looking after home or family3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles49
Human health and social work activities37
Education35
Professional, scientific and technical activities26
Accommodation and food service activities26
Other24
Information and communication16
Manufacturing14
Financial and insurance activities13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Construction7
Administrative and support service activities7
Transport and storage7
Real estate activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female121
Male113

Partnership Status

Single76
Married: Opposite sex89
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated7
Divorced21
Widowed13

Health

Very good health113
Good health82
Fair health28
Bad health8
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications13
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 19
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 30
Apprenticeship8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 39
Degree or Similar 95
Other2

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian1
Black African3
Black Caribbean4
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African1
Mixed Other8
White208
Other8

Country of Birth

United Kingdom189
European Union18
Rest of Europe6
Africa5
Middle East and Asia6
The Americas and the Caribbean10

Length of Residence

Born in the UK189
10+ Years26
5-10 Years8
2-5 Years5
Less than 2 years5

Passport Held

United Kingdom190
Ireland2
France2
Italy1
Spain1
Romania6
Other EU countries1
Turkey5
South and Eastern Africa3
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held21

Religion

No religion121
Christian96
Jewish1
Muslim5
Other religion1
Not answered10
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