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Property report — CO3 8LU

Open-data due diligence for CO3 8LU and the area around it.

CO3 8LU in brief: 22 recorded sales (£52,000–£3,159,999) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for CO3 8LU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the CO3 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£359,841

sector CO3 8 · 105 sales

Population

10,946

sector CO3 8

Crimes recorded

41

sector CO3 8 · Apr 26

Schools

1

sector CO3 8

Flood risk

High

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

82%

sector CO3 8 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £78,000, median £73,000 (3 sales)1996: mean £156,700, median £170,000 (5 sales)1997: mean £111,643, median £84,000 (7 sales)1998: mean £92,673, median £92,500 (14 sales)1999: mean £131,157, median £127,500 (27 sales)2000: mean £140,446, median £132,000 (51 sales)2001: mean £170,621, median £142,000 (55 sales)2002: mean £171,825, median £165,000 (47 sales)2003: mean £248,879, median £240,250 (14 sales)2004: mean £205,578, median £189,950 (51 sales)2005: mean £217,297, median £196,000 (20 sales)2006: mean £282,105, median £240,000 (19 sales)2007: mean £230,030, median £197,498 (24 sales)2008: mean £248,650, median £224,500 (10 sales)2009: mean £325,833, median £249,999 (9 sales)2010: mean £284,424, median £205,000 (11 sales)2011: mean £237,864, median £243,000 (11 sales)2012: mean £308,111, median £230,000 (9 sales)2013: mean £243,961, median £255,000 (52 sales)2014: mean £389,940, median £232,000 (59 sales)2015: mean £277,563, median £265,000 (87 sales)2016: mean £318,855, median £288,000 (98 sales)2017: mean £327,077, median £310,000 (208 sales)2018: mean £315,870, median £309,995 (271 sales)2019: mean £297,578, median £285,500 (202 sales)2020: mean £397,204, median £289,500 (118 sales)2021: mean £395,272, median £320,000 (159 sales)2022: mean £409,612, median £360,000 (96 sales)2023: mean £341,992, median £335,000 (81 sales)2024: mean £359,841, median £350,000 (105 sales)2025: mean £351,671, median £343,000 (79 sales)2026: mean £352,948, median £355,000 (29 sales)1995: mean £78,000, median £73,000 (3 sales)1996: mean £156,700, median £170,000 (5 sales)1997: mean £111,643, median £84,000 (7 sales)1998: mean £92,673, median £92,500 (14 sales)1999: mean £131,157, median £127,500 (27 sales)2000: mean £140,446, median £132,000 (51 sales)2001: mean £170,621, median £142,000 (55 sales)2002: mean £171,825, median £165,000 (47 sales)2003: mean £248,879, median £240,250 (14 sales)2004: mean £205,578, median £189,950 (51 sales)2005: mean £217,297, median £196,000 (20 sales)2006: mean £282,105, median £240,000 (19 sales)2007: mean £230,030, median £197,498 (24 sales)2008: mean £248,650, median £224,500 (10 sales)2009: mean £325,833, median £249,999 (9 sales)2010: mean £284,424, median £205,000 (11 sales)2011: mean £237,864, median £243,000 (11 sales)2012: mean £308,111, median £230,000 (9 sales)2013: mean £243,961, median £255,000 (52 sales)2014: mean £389,940, median £232,000 (59 sales)2015: mean £277,563, median £265,000 (87 sales)2016: mean £318,855, median £288,000 (98 sales)2017: mean £327,077, median £310,000 (208 sales)2018: mean £315,870, median £309,995 (271 sales)2019: mean £297,578, median £285,500 (202 sales)2020: mean £397,204, median £289,500 (118 sales)2021: mean £395,272, median £320,000 (159 sales)2022: mean £409,612, median £360,000 (96 sales)2023: mean £341,992, median £335,000 (81 sales)2024: mean £359,841, median £350,000 (105 sales)2025: mean £351,671, median £343,000 (79 sales)2026: mean £352,948, median £355,000 (29 sales) MeanMedian £409,612 £73,000 1995 2026*

Annual sold price in CO3 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 (29 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2021-10-25£190,000279 LONDON ROADSemi-detached
2020-07-08£310,000277B LONDON ROADTerraced
2020-06-30£315,000366 LONDON ROADDetached
2019-10-18£307,000WAYSIDE, 271 LONDON ROADDetached
2019-08-09£254,000275 LONDON ROADTerraced
2018-08-24£330,000366 LONDON ROADDetached
2016-11-25£285,000366 LONDON ROADDetached
2016-05-24£3,159,999THE SWAN, 285 LONDON ROADOther
2015-10-09£230,000275 LONDON ROADTerraced
2014-11-26£482,000273 LONDON ROADTerraced
2013-09-17£168,000275 LONDON ROADTerraced
2010-12-15£165,000275 LONDON ROADTerraced
2007-02-16£170,000279 LONDON ROADSemi-detached
2006-11-03£385,000273 LONDON ROADSemi-detached
2004-11-12£220,000366 LONDON ROADDetached
2000-07-27£220,000273 LONDON ROADSemi-detached
1999-11-03£116,000366 LONDON ROADDetached
1999-08-06£68,000275 LONDON ROADTerraced
1997-10-31£84,000283A LONDON ROADDetached
1997-09-26£52,000275 LONDON ROADTerraced
1996-09-30£78,500366 LONDON ROADDetached
1995-10-16£70,000368 LONDON ROADSemi-detached

22 recorded sales on CO3 8LU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Lakelands Primary School1.0 miPrimaryOutstanding (2023)
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.0 miPrimaryReport card →
Stanway Primary School1.3 miPrimaryGood (2022)
The Stanway School1.3 miSecondaryReport card →
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham1.4 miPrimaryReport card →
Stanway Fiveways Primary School1.4 miPrimaryGood (2022)

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: TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE (0.9 mi) · WINSTREE MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.4 mi) · AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE (2.3 mi)

Nearest hospitals: HERTFORDSHIRE PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION TRUST (LEXDEN HOSPITAL) (2.0 mi) · HOSPITAL ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (3.4 mi) · COLCHESTER - HOSPITAL ROAD (3.4 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: WAYSIDE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · Vine Cottage and 2 and 3, Turkey Cock Cottages (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · SWAN COTTAGE WALDEN COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.0 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (1.0 mi) · MARKS TEY PHARMACY LTD (1.2 mi) · AMBROSE PHARMACY (2.3 mi)

Nearest stations: Marks Tey (1.2 mi) · Chappel & Wakes Colne (3.7 mi) · Colchester (3.7 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (0.8 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.9 mi) · Fiveways Co-op (1.5 mi)

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

Who lives here

Median age
37
One-person households
25%
Households with children
35%
Households
4,228

Owned 76% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 12%

Census 2021 (ONS), for CO3 8.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 55 crimesJun 24: 37 crimesJul 24: 48 crimesAug 24: 59 crimesSep 24: 33 crimesOct 24: 49 crimesNov 24: 43 crimesDec 24: 38 crimesJan 25: 44 crimesFeb 25: 32 crimesMar 25: 41 crimesApr 25: 38 crimesMay 25: 32 crimesJun 25: 33 crimesJul 25: 31 crimesAug 25: 41 crimesSep 25: 40 crimesOct 25: 58 crimesNov 25: 41 crimesDec 25: 36 crimesJan 26: 30 crimesFeb 26: 47 crimesMar 26: 57 crimesApr 26: 41 crimes Apr 26: 41 crimes 59 30 May 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in CO3 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 42/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for CO3 8LU: High — 5 properties here fall in an at-risk band (1 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 8 PostcodeCO3 8LU
Average sold price£381,342£359,841£348,159
Population47,29210,946—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)8/107/10—
Crimes recorded16341—
Schools221—
Flood riskHighHighHigh
Gigabit broadband86%82%89%
Superfast broadband98%94%100%

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

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