CO12 5AX
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Property report — CO12 5AX
Open-data due diligence for CO12 5AX and the area around it.
CO12 5AX in brief: 35 recorded sales (£30,000–£265,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for CO12 5AX itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the CO12 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£365,035
Population
9,449
Crimes recorded
5
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
49%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in CO12 5, 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 (18 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-19 | £256,500 | 14 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2022-08-11 | £260,000 | 18 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2021-10-27 | £205,000 | 18 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2020-07-31 | £180,000 | 12 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2020-04-20 | £190,000 | 14 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2019-09-04 | £195,000 | 6 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2018-12-10 | £173,500 | 4 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-09-29 | £197,000 | 26 ORCHARD CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-07-11 | £265,000 | 3 ORCHARD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-05-23 | £225,000 | 25 ORCHARD CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-11-21 | £195,000 | 29 ORCHARD CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-10-06 | £125,000 | 10 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2016-03-15 | £135,000 | 6 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2015-07-24 | £130,000 | 2 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2013-06-07 | £93,000 | 4 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2013-02-19 | £143,000 | 14 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2011-11-17 | £127,000 | 8 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2011-03-21 | £130,000 | 6 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2008-12-01 | £145,000 | 26 ORCHARD CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-09-01 | £155,000 | 25 ORCHARD CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-05-28 | £135,000 | 24 ORCHARD CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-01-28 | £83,000 | 33 ORCHARD CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-11-02 | £103,000 | 23 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-06-14 | £150,000 | 3 ORCHARD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-02-23 | £78,000 | 21 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2000-02-14 | £47,500 | 10 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1999-08-26 | £43,500 | 16 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1999-04-30 | £54,500 | 20 ORCHARD CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-10-16 | £30,000 | 10 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1998-08-28 | £42,000 | 4 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1998-07-24 | £50,500 | 18 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1997-12-01 | £46,500 | 2 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1997-07-10 | £55,000 | 15 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1996-12-16 | £95,000 | 3 ORCHARD CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-11-10 | £55,000 | 23 ORCHARD CLOSE | Terraced |
35 recorded sales on CO12 5AX. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Wix and Wrabness Primary School | 2.1 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Ramsey | 2.3 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery | 3.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Rolph Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 3.2 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Tendring Primary School | 3.3 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: HAREWOOD SURGERY (0.4 mi) · THORPE SURGERY (3.2 mi) · MAYFLOWER MEDICAL CENTRE (3.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HARWICH & DISTRICT HOSPITAL (3.9 mi) · THE FRYATT HOSPITAL AND MAYFLOWER MEDICAL CENTRE (3.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: FLORENCE COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · POST OFFICE AND VILLAGE SHOP (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · WHISPERS (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: OAKLEY PHARMACY (3.1 mi) · MANSFIELD PHARMACY (3.2 mi) · BORNO PHARMACY (3.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Wrabness (2.7 mi) · Thorpe-le-Soken (3.9 mi) · Harwich International (4.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: East of England CO-OP (3.8 mi) · Lidl (4.0 mi) · Morrisons (4.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 49
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 3,841
Owned 81% · Social rent 7% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for CO12 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in CO12 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 7/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for CO12 5AX in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — 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 5 | PostcodeCO12 5AX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £261,985 | £365,035 | £131,243 |
| Population | 27,546 | 9,449 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 188 | 5 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 76% | 49% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 93% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (CO12 5); 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 1 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
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.