Shrub End Road is in Colchester and in Colchester district. CO3 4RJ 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 Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CO3 4RQ, CO3 4RT, CO2 9DL, CO3 4SX, CO3 4RG, CO3 4SA, CO3 4RH, CO3 4ST, CO3 4RZ.

Shrub End Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Shrub End Road are based on 306 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 4RJ

Average Price
£178,295
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£178,295
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shrub End Road

Average Price
£502,979
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shrub End Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 1 James Lodge, 189A Shrub End Road, Colchester, Essex
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£175,0002019-02-22 £184,304
Flat 1 James Lodge, 189A Shrub End Road, Colchester, Essex
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£140,0002016-02-12 £171,071
Flat 1 James Lodge, 189A Shrub End Road, Colchester, Essex
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£122,0002014-02-21 £178,184
Flat 4 James Lodge, 189A Shrub End Road, Colchester, Essex
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£95,0002008-08-01 £136,536
Flat 1 James Lodge, 189A Shrub End Road, Colchester, Essex
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£160,0002007-10-31 £208,124

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gosbecks Primary School
Owen Ward Close , Shrub End CO2 9DG 		3out of 4 362 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Prettygate Junior School
Plume Avenue , CO3 4PH 		3out of 4 611 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Prettygate Infant School
Plume Avenue , CO3 4PH 		3out of 4 611 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Iceni Academy
Gloucester Avenue , Shrub End CO2 9AZ 		3out of 4 1,159 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery
Gloucester Avenue , Shrub End CO2 9AZ 		3out of 4 1,159 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Paxman Academy
Paxman Avenue , CO2 9DB 		- not rated 603 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Philip Morant School and College
Rembrandt Way , CO3 4QS 		1out of 4 1,127 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Benedict's Catholic College
Norman Way , CO3 3US 		3out of 4 1,639 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Colchester County High School for Girls
Norman Way , CO3 3US 		4out of 4 1,639 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Stanway School
Winstree Road , Stanway CO3 0QA 		3out of 4 1,938 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 3,060 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Sixth Form College Colchester
North Hill , CO1 1SN 		- not rated 3,178 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 1,885 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's School for Girls
91 Lexden Road , CO3 3RB 		- not rated 2,093 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Kingswode Hoe School
Sussex Road , CO3 3QJ 		3out of 4 2,398 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oxford House School
2 Lexden Road , CO3 3NE 		- not rated 2,492 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Colchester High School
Wellesley Road , CO3 3HD 		- not rated 2,599 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
The Berechurch Arms177 Shrub End Road, Colchester176 yd
Lifehouse46 King Harold Road, Colchester326 yd
Paxman AcadamyThe Paxman Academy, Paxman Avenue461 yd
Coffeehog2 Cotman Road, Colchester835 yd
Grunts4 Plough Drive, Colchester910 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Ancient Briton17 Iceni Way, Colchester916 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Crazy Chef81 The Commons, Colchester761 yd
John's fish barJohn's Fish Bar 9 The Square, Iceni Way769 yd
Nindy's Takeaway28 Dugard Avenue, Colchester936 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lidl StoreLidl, 117 Gosbecks Road632 yd
East of England Co-op96 The Commons, Colchester817 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Gosbecks Primary School
OWEN WARD CLOSE 		grass pitches169 yd
The Stanway Federation Learning Centre (Closed)
Paxman Avenue 		grass pitches453 yd
Prettygate Junior School
PLUME AVENUE 		grass pitches578 yd
Iceni Academy
GLOUCESTER AVENUE 		grass pitches1,017 yd
Shrub End Sports Ground
SHRUB END SPORTS GROUND SHRUB END SPORTS GROUND BOADICEA WAY 		artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches1,059 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/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%

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

Safety

Is Shrub End Road dangerous?

In 2023, 172 crimes were reported near Shrub End Road . 48% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. Crime level on this street is below average. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CO3 4RJ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RJ

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in CO3 4RJ area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 34% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired72
Full-Time Employee58
Part-Time Employee30
Self-Employed19
Student (economically inactive)15
Looking after home or family7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Unemployed5
Other
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles18
Education17
Human health and social work activities16
Manufacturing10
Construction10
Information and communication8
Financial and insurance activities8
Accommodation and food service activities6
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Other5
Transport and storage5
Administrative and support service activities4
Real estate activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female149
Male105

Partnership Status

Single59
Married: Opposite sex99
Separated3
Divorced19
Widowed31

Health

Very good health120
Good health88
Fair health37
Bad health6
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications39
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 30
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 23
Apprenticeship19
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 34
Degree or Similar 59
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese2
Indian4
Other Asian1
Black African1
Other Black5
Mixed White and African2
Mixed Other3
White226
Other10

Country of Birth

United Kingdom225
European Union7
Rest of Europe1
Africa5
Middle East and Asia10
The Americas and the Caribbean5
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK225
10+ Years16
5-10 Years2
2-5 Years2
Less than 2 years9

Passport Held

United Kingdom193
Ireland1
Portugal2
Other EU countries3
Central and Western Africa1
Middle East2
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia4
North America and the Caribbean3
No passport held43

Religion

No religion91
Christian129
Buddhist2
Hindu9
Jewish4
Other religion1
Not answered18
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