CO16 8BU
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Property report — CO16 8BU
Open-data due diligence for CO16 8BU and the area around it.
CO16 8BU in brief: 49 recorded sales (£45,000–£265,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for CO16 8BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the CO16 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£264,925
Population
20,403
Crimes recorded
20
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
44%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in CO16 8, 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 (51 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | £195,000 | 136 FLATFORD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2025-07-28 | £220,000 | 103 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-10-21 | £200,000 | 146 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-12-19 | £222,500 | 120 FLATFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-07-21 | £240,000 | 101 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-07-10 | £215,000 | 142 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2022-12-12 | £265,000 | 124 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2022-04-07 | £255,000 | 132 FLATFORD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2022-03-21 | £249,995 | 140 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-08-26 | £220,000 | 124 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-07-30 | £238,500 | 105 FLATFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-06-18 | £184,000 | 130 FLATFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-04-01 | £201,000 | 111 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-03-26 | £200,500 | 132 FLATFORD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2020-12-16 | £189,000 | 97 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-11-22 | £177,500 | 120 FLATFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-08-29 | £182,000 | 97 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-05-24 | £195,000 | 128 FLATFORD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2017-09-26 | £212,000 | 103 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-04-18 | £178,500 | 97 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-03-24 | £160,000 | 132 FLATFORD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2017-01-06 | £187,000 | 148 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2013-01-11 | £140,000 | 111 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2012-11-23 | £132,000 | 136 FLATFORD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2011-02-15 | £157,000 | 105 FLATFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-12-11 | £121,000 | 132 FLATFORD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2008-08-08 | £148,000 | 124 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2008-07-04 | £140,000 | 136 FLATFORD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2008-02-01 | £179,000 | 105 FLATFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-07-11 | £169,000 | 144 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2006-11-10 | £141,500 | 144 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2005-08-25 | £143,000 | 111 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2005-06-14 | £151,000 | 138 FLATFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-10-28 | £138,000 | 97 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2003-10-21 | £144,000 | 115 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 2003-01-15 | £124,995 | 122 FLATFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-12 | £89,000 | 107 FLATFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-12-14 | £94,000 | 105 FLATFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-01-29 | £67,000 | 134 FLATFORD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2000-08-21 | £68,500 | 109 FLATFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-07-13 | £73,000 | 111 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-12-22 | £72,500 | 103 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-11-24 | £66,000 | 148 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-02-19 | £61,000 | 113 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-11-23 | £49,000 | 128 FLATFORD DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1998-05-19 | £55,000 | 130 FLATFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-01-16 | £55,000 | 144 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-04-28 | £50,000 | 103 FLATFORD DRIVE | Detached |
| 1995-07-10 | £45,000 | 99 FLATFORD DRIVE | Semi-detached |
49 recorded sales on CO16 8BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens Academy | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Lift Clacton | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
| Cann Hall Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Oakwood Infant and Nursery School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| White Hall Academy and Nursery | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
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: OLD ROAD SURGERY (1.1 mi) · RANWORTH SURGERY (1.2 mi) · EAST LYNNE MEDICAL CENTRE (1.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CLACTON - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - CLACTON HOSPITAL (1.4 mi) · CLACTON AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL (1.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BLUEHOUSE FARMHOUSE ADJACENT TO EAST OF CLACTON GARDEN CENTRE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · DUCHESS FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · HOUSE BELIEVED TO BE KNOWN AS EARLS HALL LODGE (Grade II) (0.8 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CLACTON PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · BOOTS (1.2 mi) · CLACTON PHARMACY (1.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Clacton-on-Sea (1.3 mi) · Thorpe-le-Soken (3.7 mi) · Weeley (3.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (1.1 mi) · Co-Op Daily (1.1 mi) · Aldi (1.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 8,776
Owned 66% · Social rent 13% · Private rent 20%
Census 2021 (ONS), for CO16 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in CO16 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 12/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for CO16 8BU 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 | DistrictCO16 | SectorCO16 8 | PostcodeCO16 8BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £307,213 | £264,925 | £152,265 |
| Population | 39,367 | 20,403 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 146 | 20 | — |
| Schools | 10 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 63% | 44% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (CO16 8); 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 30 June 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.