Blackheath, Colchester, CO2 0AB - detailed information

Blackheath is in Colchester and in Colchester district. CO2 0AB is located in the Berechurch electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Colchester. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Blackheath, Colchester, CO2 0AB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CO2 8UX, CO2 0AR, CO2 8FJ, CO2 0AD, CO2 8UY, CO2 8UT, CO2 0AS, CO2 0AA, CO2 0AL.

Blackheath Street Report

Property Prices
Average Price: £435,859
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Schools
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Food And Drink
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Sport
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Broadband
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Safety
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Employment
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People
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Culture
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Property Prices

Average property prices on Blackheath are based on 61 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 CO2 0AB

Average Price
£411,699

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£411,699

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blackheath

Average Price
£435,859

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on BlackheathStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2023
36 Blackheath, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£350,000	2020-12-11	£402,108
50 Blackheath, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£405,000	2018-02-12	£488,587
38 Blackheath, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£245,000	2015-11-06	£347,143
36 Blackheath, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£183,000	2014-11-07	£287,005
50 Blackheath, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£300,000	2011-11-25	£550,544

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness		Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
2out of 4	Cherry Tree Academy Holt Drive, Mersea Road CO2 0BG	432 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
3out of 4	Monkwick Infant and Nursery School School Road, Monkwick CO2 8NN	1,059 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
2out of 4	Monkwick Junior School School Road, CO2 8NN	1,060 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
3out of 4	Old Heath Community Primary School Old Heath Road, CO2 8DD	1,951 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
3out of 4	Montgomery Junior School, Colchester Baronswood Way, CO2 9QG	2,068 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness		Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
3out of 4	The Thomas Lord Audley School Monkwick Avenue, Monkwick CO2 8NJ	1,155 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
- not rated	Paxman Academy Paxman Avenue, CO2 9DB	3,274 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
4out of 4	Colchester Royal Grammar School Lexden Road, CO3 3ND	3,613 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
1out of 4	Philip Morant School and College Rembrandt Way, CO3 4QS	3,710 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
3out of 4	St Benedict's Catholic College Norman Way, CO3 3US	3,920 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness		Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
- not rated	The Sixth Form College Colchester North Hill, CO1 1SN	3,905 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
- not rated	Colchester Institute Sheepen Road, CO3 3LL	4,338 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness		Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
- not rated	University of Essex Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ	3,405 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
- not rated	Colchester High School Wellesley Road, CO3 3HD	3,504 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
- not rated	Oxford House School 2 Lexden Road, CO3 3NE	3,660 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
- not rated	St Mary's School for Girls 91 Lexden Road, CO3 3RB	4,089 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
3out of 4	Kingswode Hoe School Sussex Road, CO3 3QJ	4,209 yd	Academy special 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	Distance
The Mogul	20 Wethersfield Road, Colchester	280 yd
Caffe Mero	354 Mersea Road, Colchester	504 yd
COFFEEHOG	48A William Harris Way, Colchester	690 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
China House	14 Wethersfield Road, Colchester		291 yd
Dilan Kebab & Burger House	356A Mersea Road, Colchester		474 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Cherry Tree Academy HOLT DRIVE	grass pitches	350 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	107.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Blackheath Street dangerous?

In 2023, 262 crimes were reported near Blackheath . 37% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CO2 0AB.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes	262
Violence And Sexual Offences	155
Criminal Damage And Arson	20
Public Order	18
Anti Social Behaviour	17
Other Theft	12
Vehicle Crime	9
Possession Of Weapons	8
Drugs	8
Burglary	7
Other Crime	5
Robbery	2
Theft From The Person	1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of CO2 0AB.

Month	Crime Type	Outcome	Location	Distance
2023-12	Violence and sexual offences	Under investigation	On or near Prunus Court	454 yd
2023-12	Violence and sexual offences	Unable to prosecute suspect	On or near Inworth Walk	514 yd
2023-12	Possession of weapons	Action to be taken by another organisation	On or near Darwin Close	428 yd
2023-12	Possession of weapons	Action to be taken by another organisation	On or near Darwin Close	428 yd
2023-12	Possession of weapons	Action to be taken by another organisation	On or near Darwin Close	428 yd
2023-12	Violence and sexual offences	Action to be taken by another organisation	On or near Darwin Close	428 yd
2023-12	Violence and sexual offences	Action to be taken by another organisation	On or near Darwin Close	428 yd
2023-12	Vehicle crime	Investigation complete; no suspect identified	On or near Perth Close	286 yd
2023-12	Criminal damage and arson	Awaiting court outcome	On or near Darwin Close	428 yd
2023-12	Drugs	Investigation complete; no suspect identified	On or near Canberra Close	143 yd

Employment

CO2 0AB area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

CO2 0AB 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 Employee	84
Retired	54
Self-Employed	34
Part-Time Employee	33
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Unemployed	13
Other	11
Looking after home or family	6
Student (economically inactive)	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	28
Construction	18
Education	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Manufacturing	9
Transport and storage	8
Other	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

People

Gender

Female	174
Male	151

Partnership Status

Single	93
Married: Opposite sex	119
Separated	9
Divorced	25
Widowed	16

Health

Very good health	115
Good health	132
Fair health	52
Bad health	16
Very bad health	10

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications	59
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	27
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	43
Apprenticeship	19
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	38
Degree or Similar	63
Other	12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese	4
Indian	1
Black African	6
Black Caribbean	4
Mixed White and Asian	2
Mixed White and African	1
Mixed White and Caribbean	4
White	295
Arab	4
Other	4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom	280
European Union	22
Rest of Europe	3
Africa	8
Middle East and Asia	8
The Americas and the Caribbean	4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK	280
10+ Years	26
5-10 Years	11
2-5 Years	4
Less than 2 years	4

Passport Held

United Kingdom	250
Ireland	1
Lithuania	3
Poland	1
Romania	7
Other EU countries	9
Other Europe	3
North Africa	1
Central and Western Africa	1
South-East Asia	1
No passport held	45

Religion

No religion	158
Christian	134
Buddhist	4
Muslim	5
Other religion	2
Not answered	22