Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4LJ

Ambrose Avenue is in Colchester and in Colchester district. CO3 4LJ 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 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4LJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CO3 4LY, CO3 4SJ, CO3 4LX, CO3 4LR, CO3 4LH, CO3 4LS, CO3 4LL, CO3 4NS, CO3 4SQ.

Ambrose Avenue Street Report

Property Prices
Average Price: £372,826
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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 Ambrose Avenue are based on 82 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 4LJ

Average Price
£394,590

Semi-Detached
£366,212

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£438,447

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ambrose Avenue

Average Price
£372,826

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ambrose AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2023
41 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£580,000	2023-06-07	£573,450
51 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£480,000	2022-01-12	£492,535
34 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£350,000	2021-04-26	£408,523
26 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£280,000	2021-03-05	£323,426
30 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£261,500	2018-11-20	£317,675

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Clairmont Road , Lexden CO3 9BE	4out of 4	565 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Prettygate Junior School Plume Avenue , CO3 4PH	3out of 4	721 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prettygate Infant School Plume Avenue , CO3 4PH	3out of 4	721 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Home Farm Primary School Shelley Road , Lexden CO3 4JL	- not rated	736 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils Trafalgar Road , CO3 9AS	3out of 4	1,058 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	1,052 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Paxman Academy Paxman Avenue , CO2 9DB	- not rated	1,242 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Benedict's Catholic College Norman Way , CO3 3US	3out of 4	1,403 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Colchester County High School for Girls Norman Way , CO3 3US	4out of 4	1,403 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Stanway School Winstree Road , Stanway CO3 0QA	3out of 4	1,418 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	2,784 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Sixth Form College Colchester North Hill , CO1 1SN	- not rated	3,026 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lexden Springs School Winstree Road , CO3 0PZ	3out of 4	1,315 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's School for Girls 91 Lexden Road , CO3 3RB	- not rated	1,805 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Holmwood House School Chitts Hill , Lexden CO3 9ST	- not rated	1,902 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingswode Hoe School Sussex Road , CO3 3QJ	3out of 4	2,093 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oxford House School 2 Lexden Road , CO3 3NE	- not rated	2,368 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	343 yd
Coffeehog	2 Cotman Road, Colchester	487 yd
Lifehouse	46 King Harold Road, Colchester	506 yd
Nindys Fish and Chip Shop	28 Dugard Avenue, Colchester	553 yd
Mumma Cakes	38 Van Dyck Road, Colchester	683 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Crazy Chef	81 The Commons, Colchester		433 yd
Nindy's Takeaway	28 Dugard Avenue, Colchester		553 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
East of England Co-op	96 The Commons, Colchester		427 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Prettygate Junior School PLUME AVENUE	grass pitches	580 yd
Gosbecks Primary School OWEN WARD CLOSE	grass pitches	910 yd
Lexden King George Sports Ground CLAIRMONT ROAD	grass pitches	912 yd
Philip Morant School & 6Th Form College REMBRANDT WAY	artificial grass pitch, golf, grass pitches, tennis courts	942 yd
Anytime Fitness (Colchester) MOSS ROAD	health and fitness suite	946 yd
Gym 4 U THE STANWAY CENTRE THE STANWAY CENTRE PEARTREE ROAD	health and fitness suite	994 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	173.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Ambrose Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 103 crimes were reported near Ambrose Avenue . 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 4LJ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4LJ

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in CO3 4LJ area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 33% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	75
Retired	72
Part-Time Employee	31
Self-Employed	21
Looking after home or family	10
Student (economically inactive)	7
Unemployed	5
Other
Long-Term Sick or disabled
Full-Time Student (with or without job)

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	18
Education	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Information and communication	7
Other	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Manufacturing	5
Construction	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Administrative and support service activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

People

Gender

Female	166
Male	138

Partnership Status

Single	46
Married: Opposite sex	120
Separated	7
Divorced	25
Widowed	24

Health

Very good health	161
Good health	97
Fair health	42
Bad health	3
Very bad health	1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications	33
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	31
Apprenticeship	16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	39
Degree or Similar	78
Other	6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese	4
Indian	5
Other Asian	4
Black African	5
Mixed White and Asian	1
Mixed Other	6
White	275
Other	5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom	272
European Union	11
Rest of Europe	4
Africa	4
Middle East and Asia	12
Oceania	1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK	272
10+ Years	23
5-10 Years	6
2-5 Years	3

Passport Held

United Kingdom	253
Ireland	1
Lithuania	2
Romania	2
Other EU countries	3
Other Europe	2
South-East Asia	1
No passport held	39

Religion

No religion	106
Christian	162
Buddhist	8
Hindu	4
Jewish	1
Not answered	23