Elmwood Drive is in West Mersea, Colchester and in Colchester district. CO5 8RD is located in the Mersea and Pyefleet 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 Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8RD and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CO5 8BB, CO5 8RB, CO5 8DQ, CO5 8BJ, CO5 8SR, CO5 8BQ, CO5 8RE, CO5 8EB, CO5 8RG.

Elmwood Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Elmwood Drive are based on 52 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 CO5 8RD

Average Price
£374,255
Semi-Detached
£332,467
Terraced
£357,148
Detached
£395,323
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Elmwood Drive

Average Price
£374,255
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Elmwood DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
29 Elmwood Drive, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£415,0002022-09-15 £404,477
33 Elmwood Drive, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£362,5002022-06-13 £362,961
19 Elmwood Drive, Colchester, Essex
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£320,0002021-01-05 £373,924
22 Elmwood Drive, Colchester, Essex
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£258,0002018-03-09 £317,437
26 Elmwood Drive, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£315,0002016-11-17 £403,433

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Mersea Island School
Barfield Road, West Mersea CO5 8QX
411 yd Foundation 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
Old Forge Filling Station37 Kingsland Road, West Mersea198 yd
St Helena Shop & Cafe47 Kingsland Road, West Mersea264 yd
Mersea island fish barMersea Island Fish Bar, 37 High Street North624 yd
The Mersea Deli42 High Street, West Mersea803 yd
Titash40B High Street, West Mersea808 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Royal British Legion39 Barfield Road, West Mersea352 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lotus Kitchen31 Kingsland Road, West Mersea175 yd
Nupur37A Kingsland Road, West Mersea198 yd
China Kitchen13A High Street, West Mersea885 yd
Unique Fish Bar10 Church Road, West Mersea956 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
East of England Co-op43 Barfield Road, West Mersea277 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Mersea Island School
BARFIELD ROAD
grass pitches410 yd
The Glebe
COLCHESTER ROAD
grass pitches, tennis courts633 yd
West Mersea Bowls Club
COLCHESTER ROAD
indoor bowls795 yd
Mersea Centre
HIGH STREET
health and fitness suite, squash courts799 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 speed40 Mbit/s
Average download speed46.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed79.67 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed79.67 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed7.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed8.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Elmwood Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 113 crimes were reported near Elmwood Drive. 58% 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 CO5 8RD.

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

More Crime Statistics for Elmwood Drive, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8RD

Employment

CO5 8RD area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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

Retired70
Full-Time Employee67
Self-Employed33
Part-Time Employee32
Other10
Looking after home or family9
Student (economically inactive)8
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6
Unemployed6

Employment Industry

Construction23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles19
Education15
Human health and social work activities11
Accommodation and food service activities8
Financial and insurance activities8
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Manufacturing5
Other4
Transport and storage4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing3
Information and communication3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Administrative and support service activities1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1

People

Gender

Female141
Male146

Partnership Status

Single71
Married: Opposite sex124
Separated5
Divorced24
Widowed21

Health

Very good health130
Good health109
Fair health31
Bad health13
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications43
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 38
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 42
Apprenticeship16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 51
Degree or Similar 57

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian1
Other Asian3
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other1
White278

Country of Birth

United Kingdom277
European Union7
Middle East and Asia4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK277
10+ Years6
5-10 Years5

Passport Held

United Kingdom253
Ireland2
Romania2
Southern Asia1
No passport held29

Religion

No religion127
Christian145
Jewish1
Not answered15