CO7 8AY is in Thorrington, Colchester and Tendring district. CO7 8AY is located in the Alresford & Elmstead 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 Thorrington, Colchester, CO7 8AY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Area Report

Property Prices

Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Tendring.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for CO7 8AY

Average Price
£420,626
Semi-Detached
£396,981
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£515,203
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales in CO7 8AY

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Hall Cottage, Colchester, Essex
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£500,0002022-10-24 £485,026
Hall Cottage, Colchester, Essex
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£345,0002007-03-23 £573,140
Hall Cottage, Colchester, Essex
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£55,0422003-03-06 £123,458
Wood Cottage Ford Lane, Colchester, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£148,0002000-12-12 £515,203
Hall Cottage, Colchester, Essex
Semi-Detached, a newly built property
£74,0001998-02-12 £406,300

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Alresford Primary School
Ford Lane, Alresford CO7 8AU
990 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Millfields Primary School
Bowes Road, Wivenhoe CO7 9RD
3,335 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery
Eastern Road, Brightlingsea CO7 0HU
3,962 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Great Bentley Primary School
Plough Road, Great Bentley CO7 8LD
4,457 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Church Road, Fingringhoe CO5 7BN
4,623 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Colne Community School and College (Secondary and 16 to 19 Provision)
Church Road, Brightlingsea CO7 0QL
3,004 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Market Field School
School Road, Elmstead Market CO7 7ET
4,500 yd Academy special 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 CO7 8AY area.

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Ford Lane Playing Field
FANMANS FARM FANMANS FARM WIVENHOE ROAD
artificial grass pitch, grass pitches1,064 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 88.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 77.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 77.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 77.8%

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 speed86.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed147.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed15.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed22.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed75 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is CO7 8AY dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in CO7 8AY 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

The percentage of retired residents living in CO7 8AY area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 35% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired94
Full-Time Employee70
Self-Employed31
Part-Time Employee27
Looking after home or family17
Unemployed9
Long-Term Sick or disabled8
Student (economically inactive)5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Other1

Employment Industry

Education29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles25
Construction19
Human health and social work activities15
Professional, scientific and technical activities14
Other14
Accommodation and food service activities9
Manufacturing8
Administrative and support service activities8
Financial and insurance activities7
Transport and storage5
Information and communication5
Agriculture, forestry and fishing3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Real estate activities2

People

Gender

Female157
Male155

Partnership Status

Single56
Married: Opposite sex157
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated1
Divorced23
Widowed24

Health

Very good health153
Good health105
Fair health43
Bad health13

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications36
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 36
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 43
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 40
Degree or Similar 97

Culture

Ethnic Group

Other Black6
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other1
White306

Country of Birth

United Kingdom305
European Union6
Rest of Europe3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK305
10+ Years7
5-10 Years1
2-5 Years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom279
Ireland1
Germany3
No passport held31

Religion

No religion137
Christian162
Buddhist1
Not answered13