Straight Road is in Boxted, Colchester and in Colchester district. CO4 5HJ is located in the Rural North electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Harwich and North Essex. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, CO4 5HJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Straight Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Straight Road are based on 523 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 CO4 5HJ

Average Price
£821,282
Semi-Detached
£867,905
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£781,166
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£741,585

Estimated Average Property Prices for Straight Road

Average Price
£439,938
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Straight Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
21 Straight Road, Colchester, Essex
Other, an established residential building 		£580,0002021-02-23 £615,307
17 Straight Road, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building 		£930,0002019-12-12 £1,147,842
18 Straight Road, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building 		£450,0002017-11-21 £546,131
17 Straight Road, Colchester, Essex
Other, an established residential building 		£795,0002017-03-30 £867,863
24 Straight Road, Colchester, Essex
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£392,0002013-10-03 £685,256

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Camulos Academy
Whitmore Drive, Via Urbis Romanea CO4 6AL 		1,462 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School
Coach Road, Great Horkesley CO6 4AT 		1,670 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Myland Community Primary School
Mill Road, Mile End CO4 5LD 		2,172 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brinkley Grove Primary School
Rawlings Crescent, Highwoods CO4 9GF 		2,519 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Highwoods Community Primary School
Tynedale Square, Highwoods CO4 9SN 		2,884 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Trinity School
Brinkley Lane, CO4 9PU 		2,389 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Gilberd School
Brinkley Lane, CO4 9PU 		2,449 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Helena School
Sheepen Road, CO3 3LE 		4,366 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Colchester Royal Grammar School
Lexden Road, CO3 3ND 		5,406 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Colchester Academy
Hawthorn Avenue, CO4 3JL 		5,459 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedColchester Institute
Sheepen Road, CO3 3LL 		4,568 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Sixth Form College Colchester
North Hill, CO1 1SN 		4,849 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The St Aubyn Centre Education Department
St Aubyn Centre, CO4 5HG 		1,117 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Turner Road, Mile End CO4 5LB 		2,131 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Langham Oaks
School Road, Langham CO4 5PA 		3,882 yd Academy special sponsor led No Boys More About School
- not ratedLittlegarth School
Horkesley Park, Nayland CO6 4JR 		4,143 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingswode Hoe School
Sussex Road, CO3 3QJ 		5,051 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Wendy's Restaurant of UK LimitedBp Colchester SF Connect, Cuckoo Farm Way607 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Colchester United (Jobserve Community Stadium)
JOBSERVE COMMUNITY STADIUM JOBSERVE COMMUNITY STADIUM UNITED WAY 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches859 yd
David Lloyd Leisure Centre
UNITED WAY 		swimming pool, tennis courts1,066 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed55.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed95.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed400 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed400 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed11.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed56.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed400 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Straight Road dangerous?

In 2023, 8 crimes were reported near Straight Road . 83% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CO4 5HJ.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 8
Violence And Sexual Offences 7
Criminal Damage And Arson 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of CO4 5HJ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Straight Road0 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Straight Road0 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Straight Road0 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Straight Road0 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Straight Road0 yd

Employment

CO4 5HJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee105
Retired83
Self-Employed52
Part-Time Employee28
Looking after home or family12
Student (economically inactive)10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7
Other5
Unemployed4
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles33
Construction27
Human health and social work activities21
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security19
Manufacturing18
Financial and insurance activities16
Education16
Professional, scientific and technical activities12
Other11
Transport and storage10
Administrative and support service activities6
Agriculture, forestry and fishing5
Information and communication5
Accommodation and food service activities4
Real estate activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2

People

Gender

Female165
Male179

Partnership Status

Single85
Married: Opposite sex165
Civil partnership: Same sex5
Separated2
Divorced34
Widowed18

Health

Very good health157
Good health134
Fair health41
Bad health10
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications42
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 29
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 53
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 64
Degree or Similar 97
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Indian1
Pakistani4
Other Asian3
Black African1
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other1
White334

Country of Birth

United Kingdom320
European Union10
Rest of Europe1
Africa2
Middle East and Asia6
The Americas and the Caribbean6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK320
10+ Years16
5-10 Years3
2-5 Years1
Less than 2 years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom304
Ireland2
Spain1
Lithuania1
Central and Western Africa1
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held32

Religion

No religion132
Christian190
Buddhist2
Hindu1
Jewish1
Muslim4
Not answered14
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