Postcode · CO3 4AZ

CO3 4AZ

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Property report — CO3 4AZ

Open-data due diligence for CO3 4AZ and the area around it.

CO3 4AZ in brief: 4 recorded sales (£119,000–£1,200,000) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for CO3 4AZ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the CO3 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£375,650

sector CO3 4 · 117 sales

Population

16,110

sector CO3 4

Crimes recorded

sector CO3 4 · Apr 26

Schools

sector CO3 4

Flood risk

Very low

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

86%

sector CO3 4 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual sold price in CO3 4, 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
2016-09-21	£1,200,000	LEXDEN LODGE THE CHASE WAY	Detached
2009-10-30	£400,000	1 MOAT FARM COTTAGES THE CHASE WAY	Semi-detached
2000-11-08	£570,000	LEXDEN LODGE, THE CHASE WAY SPRING LANE	Detached
1996-04-30	£119,000	1 MOAT FARM COTTAGES THE CHASE WAY	Semi-detached

4 recorded sales on CO3 4AZ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

School	Distance	Phase	Ofsted
Braiswick Primary School	0.4 mi	Primary	Report card →
St Helena School	0.5 mi	Secondary	Good (2024)
North Primary School and Nursery	0.8 mi	Primary	Report card →
Colchester Royal Grammar School	0.9 mi	Secondary	Inadequate (2021)
St Benedict's Catholic College	0.9 mi	Secondary	Report card →
Colchester County High School for Girls	0.9 mi	Secondary	Outstanding (2023)

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: BEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES (1.1 mi) · TURNER ROAD SURGERY (1.3 mi) · MILL ROAD SURGERY (1.3 mi)

Nearest hospitals: OAKS HOSPITAL (0.9 mi) · CAPIO OAKS HOSPITAL (0.9 mi) · HOSPITAL ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (1.0 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: LEXDEN LODGE FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · WEST HOUSE FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · LEXDEN GRANGE (COLCHESTER DISTRICT PLANNING OFFICE) (Grade II) (0.6 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (1.1 mi) · NAYLAND ROAD PHARMACY (1.1 mi)

Nearest stations: Colchester (0.7 mi) · Colchester Town (1.5 mi) · Hythe (Essex) (2.3 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Matha Supermarket (0.7 mi) · Sasi Supermarket (0.8 mi) · Asda (0.9 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age: 46
One-person households: 27%
Households with children: 29%
Households: 6,613

Owned 78% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), for CO3 4.

Recorded crime trend

Recorded crimes per month in CO3 4 (May 24–Apr 26, average 39/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for CO3 4AZ: Very low — 1 property here fall in an at-risk band (0 in the significant Medium/High bands).

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	DistrictCO3	SectorCO3 4	PostcodeCO3 4AZ
Average sold price	£381,342	£375,650	£572,250
Population	47,292	16,110	—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)	8/10	9/10	—
Crimes recorded	163	27	—
Schools	22	4	—
Flood risk	High	High	Low
Gigabit broadband	86%	86%	25%
Superfast broadband	98%	99%	25%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (CO3 4); 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.

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.