Colchester Road is in Mount Bures, Bures and in Colchester district. CO8 5BH 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 Colchester Road, Mount Bures, Bures, CO8 5BH and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Colchester Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Colchester Road are based on 53 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 CO8 5BH

Average Price
£426,643
Semi-Detached
£247,605
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£560,921
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Colchester Road

Average Price
£593,585
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Colchester Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
2 The Cottage Colchester Road, Bures, Essex
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£185,0002017-02-08 £237,941
1 The Cottage Colchester Road, Bures, Essex
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£210,0002016-07-22 £284,963
Peacocks Colchester Road, Bures, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£365,0002009-10-27 £717,564
1 The Cottage Colchester Road, Bures, Essex
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£100,0002009-01-05 £219,909
Coes Colchester Road, Bures, Essex
Detached, an established residential building
£147,0002001-05-15 £493,891

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Nayland Road, CO8 5BX
1,653 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chappel Church of England Controlled Primary School
The Street, Chappel CO6 2DD
5,120 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
5,266 yd Voluntary controlled school 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 CO8 5BH area.

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near CO8 5BH postcode.

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 71.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 71.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 71.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 71.4%

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/s28.6%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s28.6%

Download Speed

Median download speed175 Mbit/s
Average download speed210.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed175 Mbit/s
Average upload speed208.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed500 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Colchester Road dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in Colchester 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

CO8 5BH area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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 Employee58
Retired45
Self-Employed29
Part-Time Employee27
Looking after home or family8
Student (economically inactive)6
Other5
Long-Term Sick or disabled3
Unemployed3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Professional, scientific and technical activities16
Construction13
Education13
Administrative and support service activities13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Financial and insurance activities8
Agriculture, forestry and fishing7
Manufacturing7
Information and communication5
Accommodation and food service activities5
Transport and storage4
Real estate activities4
Other3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female113
Male105

Partnership Status

Single36
Married: Opposite sex120
Married: Same sex2
Separated5
Divorced20
Widowed4

Health

Very good health114
Good health74
Fair health25
Bad health3
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications21
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 11
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 24
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 30
Degree or Similar 82
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Black African1
Mixed White and Asian4
White212
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom202
European Union6
Rest of Europe2
Africa2
Middle East and Asia1
The Americas and the Caribbean1
Oceania2
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK202
10+ Years14
5-10 Years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom200
Ireland1
Germany1
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held16

Religion

No religion87
Christian107
Muslim5
Not answered19