Albany Gardens is in Colchester and in Colchester district. CO2 8HU is located in the Old Heath and The Hythe electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Colchester. This postcode has been in use since 2004-10-01.
StreetScan combines information about Albany Gardens, Colchester, CO2 8HU and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CO2 8HQ, CO2 8HZ, CO2 8HA, CO2 8HW, CO2 8FQ, CO2 8FU, CO2 8GN, CO2 8XZ, CO2 8FA.

Albany Gardens Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Albany Gardens are based on 214 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 8HU

Average Price
£210,498
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£229,669
Detached
£457,510
Flats/Maisonettes
£204,846
Other
£336,774

Estimated Average Property Prices for Albany Gardens

Average Price
£250,638
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Albany GardensStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
108 Albany Gardens, Colchester, Essex
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£185,0002023-09-15 £181,378
96 Albany Gardens, Colchester, Essex
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£152,0002023-03-31 £144,011
72 Albany Gardens, Colchester, Essex
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£185,0002023-03-10 £175,277
108 Albany Gardens, Colchester, Essex
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£177,5002022-01-14 £178,440
Shop, 1 Albany Gardens, Colchester, Essex
Other, an established residential building 		£335,0002022-01-04 £336,774

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Kendall Church of England Primary School
Recreation Road, CO1 2HH 		420 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Old Heath Community Primary School
Old Heath Road, CO2 8DD 		954 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Unity Primary Academy
Hickory Avenue, Greenstead CO4 3QJ 		1,369 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St. George's School
Canterbury Road, CO2 7RU 		1,387 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Priory Street, CO1 2QB 		1,935 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Thomas Lord Audley School
Monkwick Avenue, Monkwick CO2 8NJ 		2,123 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Colchester Academy
Hawthorn Avenue, CO4 3JL 		2,198 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Colchester Royal Grammar School
Lexden Road, CO3 3ND 		3,173 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4St Helena School
Sheepen Road, CO3 3LE 		3,555 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Benedict's Catholic College
Norman Way, CO3 3US 		3,972 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Sixth Form College Colchester
North Hill, CO1 1SN 		2,875 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedColchester Institute
Sheepen Road, CO3 3LL 		3,434 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedUniversity of Essex
Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ 		1,321 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedColchester High School
Wellesley Road, CO3 3HD 		2,933 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOxford House School
2 Lexden Road, CO3 3NE 		3,148 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingswode Hoe School
Sussex Road, CO3 3QJ 		3,753 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Mary's School for Girls
91 Lexden Road, CO3 3RB 		3,836 yd Other independent school Yes Girls 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
Bambu95 Quayside Drive, Colchester249 yd
Bambu VietnameseBambu, 95 Quayside Drive249 yd
Subway28 Lightship Way, Colchester354 yd
Pizza Night Plus2 Lightship Way, Colchester365 yd
The Race CafeColchester Kawasaki Ltd, 6 Commerce Way411 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Domino's Pizza30 Lightship Way, Colchester335 yd
Food sooo GoodFood Sooo Good, 91 Hythe Hill842 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
UniMart Asian SupermarketFlat 1, Flats 1 to 117298 yd
East of England Co-op193 Old Heath Road, Colchester570 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Anytime Fitness (Colchester East)
TECHNOLOGY HOUSE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE HAVEN ROAD 		health and fitness suite119 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Colchester)
HEATH HOUSE HEATH HOUSE GRANGE WAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool505 yd
Old Heath Recreation Ground
OLD HEATH ROAD 		grass pitches985 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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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 speed60.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed57.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed79.99 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed79.99 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed18.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Albany Gardens Street dangerous?

In 2023, 396 crimes were reported near Albany Gardens . Only 26% 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 8HU.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 396
Violence And Sexual Offences 142
Other Theft 41
Anti Social Behaviour 32
Vehicle Crime 31
Burglary 27
Criminal Damage And Arson 27
Bicycle Theft 23
Public Order 22
Drugs 14
Possession Of Weapons 10
Robbery 9
Other Crime 9
Shoplifting 7
Theft From The Person 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of CO2 8HU.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Quayside Drive284 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Caelum Drive425 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Caelum Drive425 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket544 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket544 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket544 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket544 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket544 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Supermarket544 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Caelum Drive425 yd

Employment

CO2 8HU area has a 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.

The percentage of student residents living in CO2 8HU area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee59
Student (economically inactive)32
Full-Time Student (with or without job)27
Self-Employed17
Part-Time Employee15
Other12
Unemployed9
Long-Term Sick or disabled7
Looking after home or family6
Retired6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles23
Human health and social work activities14
Education13
Manufacturing12
Construction10
Accommodation and food service activities9
Financial and insurance activities8
Professional, scientific and technical activities8
Other7
Transport and storage5
Information and communication3
Administrative and support service activities2
Real estate activities2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female107
Male124

Partnership Status

Single142
Married: Opposite sex27
Separated12
Divorced10
Widowed1

Health

Very good health122
Good health90
Fair health14
Bad health4
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications14
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 21
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 26
Apprenticeship3
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 59
Degree or Similar 59
Other11

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese8
Pakistani9
Black African19
Black Caribbean1
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other2
White181
Arab3
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom166
European Union33
Rest of Europe3
Africa14
Middle East and Asia15
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK166
10+ Years22
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years11
Less than 2 years20

Passport Held

United Kingdom148
Ireland1
Germany1
Italy3
Portugal1
Lithuania1
Poland9
Romania11
Other EU countries9
Turkey1
Other Europe1
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia4
Southern Asia5
South-East Asia1
Oceania1
No passport held32

Religion

No religion129
Christian81
Muslim11
Other religion1
Not answered13
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