Magazine Farm Way, Colchester, CO3 4ER

Magazine Farm Way is in Colchester and in Colchester district. CO3 4ER is located in the Prettygate electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Colchester. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Magazine Farm Way, Colchester, CO3 4ER and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CO3 4DZ, CO3 4EW, CO3 4EP, CO3 4EL, CO3 4EE, CO3 4EJ, CO3 4EN, CO3 4DU, CO3 4DT.

Magazine Farm Way Street Report

Property Prices
Average Price: £397,464
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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 Magazine Farm Way are based on 149 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 CO3 4ER

Average Price
£395,244

Semi-Detached
£382,333

Terraced
£404,268

Detached
£417,783

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Magazine Farm Way

Average Price
£397,464

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Magazine Farm WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2023
1 Magazine Farm Way, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£360,000	2023-06-01	£355,935
97 Magazine Farm Way, Colchester, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£330,000	2022-06-29	£335,912
1 Magazine Farm Way, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£325,000	2022-03-04	£330,565
79 Magazine Farm Way, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£430,000	2020-12-18	£494,019
142 Magazine Farm Way, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£320,000	2020-11-06	£369,165

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Home Farm Primary School Shelley Road , Lexden CO3 4JL	- not rated	649 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Clairmont Road , Lexden CO3 9BE	4out of 4	797 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Prettygate Junior School Plume Avenue , CO3 4PH	3out of 4	825 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prettygate Infant School Plume Avenue , CO3 4PH	3out of 4	825 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils Trafalgar Road , CO3 9AS	3out of 4	1,002 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Philip Morant School and College Rembrandt Way , CO3 4QS	1out of 4	805 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Benedict's Catholic College Norman Way , CO3 3US	3out of 4	931 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Colchester County High School for Girls Norman Way , CO3 3US	4out of 4	931 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Paxman Academy Paxman Avenue , CO2 9DB	- not rated	1,520 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Stanway School Winstree Road , Stanway CO3 0QA	3out of 4	1,728 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	2,221 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Sixth Form College Colchester North Hill , CO1 1SN	- not rated	2,517 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's School for Girls 91 Lexden Road , CO3 3RB	- not rated	1,265 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Kingswode Hoe School Sussex Road , CO3 3QJ	3out of 4	1,533 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lexden Springs School Winstree Road , CO3 0PZ	3out of 4	1,581 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holmwood House School Chitts Hill , Lexden CO3 9ST	- not rated	1,742 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oxford House School 2 Lexden Road , CO3 3NE	- not rated	1,896 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Grunts	4 Plough Drive, Colchester	301 yd
Mumma Cakes	38 Van Dyck Road, Colchester	383 yd
Coffeehog	2 Cotman Road, Colchester	415 yd
Lifehouse	46 King Harold Road, Colchester	884 yd
The Lexden Crown	Crown Inn, 235 Lexden Road	889 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crazy Chef	81 The Commons, Colchester	467 yd
Go Burger Colchester	56 London Road, Colchester	1,066 yd
Paradise Masala	58 London Road, Colchester	1,069 yd
Paradise masala	Paradise Masala, 58 London Road	1,069 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
East of England Co-op	96 The Commons, Colchester		405 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Philip Morant School & 6Th Form College REMBRANDT WAY	artificial grass pitch, golf, grass pitches, tennis courts	599 yd
St Benedicts Catholic College NORMAN WAY	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	674 yd
Prettygate Junior School PLUME AVENUE	grass pitches	727 yd
Colchester County High School For Girls NORMAN WAY	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	811 yd
Colchester Royal Grammar School Sports Ground GRAMMAR SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD ATHELSTAN ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,047 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	158.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Magazine Farm Way Street dangerous?

In 2023, 100 crimes were reported near Magazine Farm Way . 60% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CO3 4ER.

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

More Crime Statistics for Magazine Farm Way, Colchester, CO3 4ER

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in CO3 4ER area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 45% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	97
Full-Time Employee	52
Part-Time Employee	37
Self-Employed	12
Student (economically inactive)	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Looking after home or family	4
Unemployed	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1
Other

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Financial and insurance activities	11
Education	10
Human health and social work activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Information and communication	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Construction	4
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Administrative and support service activities	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Other	1

People

Gender

Female	136
Male	121

Partnership Status

Single	32
Married: Opposite sex	129
Married: Same sex	2
Civil partnership: Same sex	2
Divorced	21
Widowed	29

Health

Very good health	127
Good health	77
Fair health	39
Bad health	8
Very bad health	4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications	31
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	31
Apprenticeship	15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	39
Degree or Similar	79
Other	7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese	5
Other Asian	2
Black Caribbean	1
Other Black	5
Mixed Other	2
White	237
Arab	4
Other	1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom	238
European Union	8
Middle East and Asia	8
The Americas and the Caribbean	2
British Overseas	1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK	238
10+ Years	13
5-10 Years	3
2-5 Years	2
Less than 2 years	1

Passport Held

United Kingdom	219
Spain	3
Other EU countries	4
Middle East	1
Eastern Asia	3
No passport held	28

Religion

No religion	81
Christian	157
Buddhist	2
Jewish	1
Not answered	16