CO12 3SU
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Property report — CO12 3SU
Open-data due diligence for CO12 3SU and the area around it.
CO12 3SU in brief: 50 recorded sales (£63,000–£530,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for CO12 3SU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the CO12 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£230,025
Population
16,125
Crimes recorded
22
Schools
3
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
89%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in CO12 3, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (33 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | £440,000 | 38 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2025-09-09 | £350,000 | 10 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2025-03-28 | £335,000 | 27 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-11-18 | £530,000 | 4 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-05-03 | £418,000 | 42 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-07-06 | £480,000 | 40 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-05-21 | £290,000 | 1 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-02-17 | £350,000 | 29 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-12-11 | £385,000 | 37 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-09-23 | £327,500 | 19 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-06-25 | £430,000 | 4 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-04-17 | £372,500 | 7 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2018-07-31 | £395,000 | 7 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2018-05-30 | £300,000 | 44 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-08-25 | £350,000 | 16 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-03-28 | £370,000 | 40 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-01-13 | £270,000 | 36 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2016-12-15 | £365,000 | 24 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-11-17 | £247,000 | 23 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-06-30 | £215,000 | 37 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-04-17 | £257,000 | 18 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-03-10 | £245,000 | 39 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-02-06 | £205,000 | 17 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2014-09-26 | £350,000 | 4 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2014-05-28 | £250,000 | 22 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2013-12-19 | £161,000 | 1A THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2013-10-24 | £182,000 | 7 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2013-05-17 | £172,000 | 36 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2012-11-16 | £226,000 | 21 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2012-10-03 | £216,000 | 15 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2011-03-24 | £324,995 | 30 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2010-12-10 | £320,000 | 24 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2010-04-29 | £328,000 | 24 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2006-11-24 | £267,000 | 34 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2006-08-25 | £288,000 | 25 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2006-02-24 | £245,000 | 24 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2004-11-23 | £239,995 | 19 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2004-07-01 | £238,000 | 25 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2004-05-14 | £232,500 | 21 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-07-19 | £110,500 | 7 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-05-04 | £165,000 | 38 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2000-06-19 | £130,000 | 10 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2000-06-08 | £158,000 | 38 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2000-03-24 | £115,000 | 27 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2000-01-27 | £85,950 | 1A THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-08-27 | £99,995 | 44 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-03-05 | £75,500 | 31 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-10-31 | £92,000 | 4 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-09-05 | £79,000 | 38 THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-07-19 | £63,000 | 19 THE DRIVE | Detached |
50 recorded sales on CO12 3SU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Harwich and Dovercourt High School | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Good (2021) |
| The Mayflower Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: FRONKS RD FAMILY SURGERY (0.2 mi) · MAYFLOWER MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi) · HAVEN HEALTH (3.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HARWICH & DISTRICT HOSPITAL (0.4 mi) · THE FRYATT HOSPITAL AND MAYFLOWER MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi) · FELIXSTOWE HOSPITAL (4.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: OUTBUILDING 30 METRES SOUTH WEST OF TRINITY HOUSE COTTAGES (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · DOVERCOURT HALL (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · CAPITAL GARDENS NURSERY (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BORNO PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · BOOTS (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Dovercourt (0.8 mi) · Harwich Town (1.2 mi) · Harwich International (1.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.5 mi) · East of England CO-OP (0.5 mi) · Lidl (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 37%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 7,349
Owned 61% · Social rent 12% · Private rent 26%
Census 2021 (ONS), for CO12 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in CO12 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 26/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictCO12 | SectorCO12 3 | PostcodeCO12 3SU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £261,985 | £230,025 | £262,829 |
| Population | 27,546 | 16,125 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 188 | 22 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 76% | 89% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (CO12 3); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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