Bures Road is in Wakes Colne, Colchester and in Colchester district. CO6 2BB 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 Bures Road, Wakes Colne, Colchester, CO6 2BB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Bures Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bures Road are based on 38 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 CO6 2BB

Average Price
£1,345,922
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£1,345,922
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bures Road

Average Price
£764,947
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bures Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Wigleys Cottage Bures Road, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£425,0002015-10-05 £611,656
Jupes Hill House Bures Road, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£1,520,0002010-01-06 £2,894,087
Wigleys Cottage Bures Road, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£270,0002009-09-21 £532,023

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Chappel Church of England Controlled Primary School
The Street, Chappel CO6 2DD
2,427 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Nayland Road, CO8 5BX
3,840 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Fordham All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Mill Road, Fordham CO6 3NN
4,339 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Earls Colne Primary School and Nursery
Park Lane, Earls Colne CO6 2RH
4,594 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School
Green Farm Road, Colne Engaine CO6 2HA
4,907 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

We haven't found any places rated by Food Standards Agency in CO6 2BB area.

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Chappel And Wakes Colne Cricket Club
CRICKET GROUND CRICKET GROUND INWORTH LANE
grass pitches511 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 Bures Road dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in Bures Road area in year 2023. This neighbourhood is very safe.

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

Employment

CO6 2BB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% 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.

The percentage of retired residents living in CO6 2BB area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 32% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired107
Full-Time Employee82
Self-Employed55
Part-Time Employee49
Looking after home or family11
Student (economically inactive)10
Other6
Unemployed6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles30
Manufacturing25
Financial and insurance activities20
Construction19
Human health and social work activities18
Education17
Professional, scientific and technical activities16
Information and communication13
Other10
Transport and storage8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Administrative and support service activities7
Accommodation and food service activities6
Real estate activities4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing4
Mining and quarrying1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female189
Male204

Partnership Status

Single60
Married: Opposite sex217
Separated5
Divorced30
Widowed17

Health

Very good health205
Good health145
Fair health38
Bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications50
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 30
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 45
Apprenticeship15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 53
Degree or Similar 130
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Black Caribbean1
White390
Arab2
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom368
European Union7
Africa7
Middle East and Asia8
The Americas and the Caribbean2
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK368
10+ Years20
5-10 Years4
2-5 Years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom343
Lithuania1
Romania1
North Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Oceania1
No passport held44

Religion

No religion147
Christian213
Buddhist1
Muslim7
Not answered26