CO7 9QL
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Property report — CO7 9QL
Open-data due diligence for CO7 9QL and the area around it.
CO7 9QL in brief: 43 recorded sales (£20,000–£480,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for CO7 9QL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the CO7 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£361,401
Population
10,496
Crimes recorded
30
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
70%
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | £134,000 | FLAT 3, THE OLD FORGE THE CROSS | Flat |
| 2026-03-31 | £160,000 | 26 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
| 2026-02-16 | £422,500 | 33B THE CROSS | Detached |
| 2025-08-26 | £135,000 | FLAT 2, THE OLD FORGE THE CROSS | Flat |
| 2025-04-24 | £125,000 | FLAT 5, THE OLD FORGE THE CROSS | Flat |
| 2023-10-27 | £350,000 | 38 THE CROSS | Other |
| 2022-08-19 | £282,000 | 32 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
| 2022-06-29 | £400,000 | 31 THE CROSS | Detached |
| 2021-08-11 | £420,000 | 33B THE CROSS | Detached |
| 2021-08-06 | £175,000 | 28 THE CROSS | Terraced |
| 2021-06-24 | £147,500 | 26 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
| 2021-01-27 | £480,000 | 33 THE CROSS | Detached |
| 2020-03-13 | £252,000 | 27 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
| 2017-03-15 | £122,000 | FLAT 3, THE OLD FORGE THE CROSS | Flat |
| 2016-08-19 | £480,000 | 33 THE CROSS | Detached |
| 2014-05-08 | £108,500 | FLAT 3, THE OLD FORGE THE CROSS | Flat |
| 2013-06-28 | £195,000 | 27 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
| 2011-12-29 | £263,000 | TIMBERS, 41 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
| 2010-11-30 | £335,000 | IVY HOUSE THE CROSS | Detached |
| 2010-06-08 | £198,500 | 36 THE CROSS | Detached |
| 2010-05-27 | £295,000 | 38 THE CROSS | Detached |
| 2009-01-23 | £120,000 | FLAT 6, THE OLD FORGE THE CROSS | Flat |
| 2006-10-10 | £305,000 | IVY HOUSE THE CROSS | Detached |
| 2006-05-05 | £185,000 | 32 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
| 2006-04-18 | £335,000 | 33 THE CROSS | Detached |
| 2006-01-17 | £148,000 | 30 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
| 2005-04-22 | £112,000 | 26 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
| 2004-05-28 | £135,000 | 30 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
| 2004-02-06 | £209,750 | 31 THE CROSS | Detached |
| 2003-02-04 | £77,500 | FLAT 3, THE OLD FORGE THE CROSS | Flat |
| 2001-05-11 | £205,000 | 41 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-03-09 | £90,000 | 27 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
| 1999-11-19 | £65,000 | 28 THE CROSS | Terraced |
| 1999-10-06 | £35,500 | FLAT 2, THE OLD FORGE THE CROSS | Flat |
| 1999-05-25 | £35,000 | 28A THE CROSS | Terraced |
| 1999-01-08 | £33,500 | FLAT 5, THE OLD FORGE THE CROSS | Flat |
| 1998-06-17 | £44,950 | FLAT 1, THE OLD FORGE THE CROSS | Flat |
| 1998-06-11 | £34,000 | FLAT 3, THE OLD FORGE THE CROSS | Flat |
| 1998-04-29 | £41,000 | 26 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
| 1998-01-30 | £58,000 | 27 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
| 1997-12-15 | £57,000 | 32 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
| 1996-07-15 | £34,000 | 28 THE CROSS | Terraced |
| 1995-11-23 | £20,000 | 26 THE CROSS | Semi-detached |
43 recorded sales on CO7 9QL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broomgrove Infant School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Broomgrove Junior School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Millfields Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Old Heath Community Primary School | 1.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 1.7 mi | Primary | Good (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: WIVENHOE SURGERY (0.7 mi) · ROWHEDGE SURGERY (1.0 mi) · COLCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE (2.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HOSPITAL ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (3.4 mi) · COLCHESTER - HOSPITAL ROAD (3.4 mi) · OAKS HOSPITAL (4.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 20, 22 AND 24, THE CROSS (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 88 AND 88A, RECTORY ROAD (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 16 AND 18, THE CROSS (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.2 mi) · WELPHARM PHARMACY (1.8 mi) · THE HYTHE PHARMACY (1.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Wivenhoe (0.7 mi) · Alresford (Essex) (1.7 mi) · Hythe (Essex) (2.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: East of England CO-OP (0.5 mi) · East of England CO-OP (1.7 mi) · Co-op Food (1.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 42
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 4,007
Owned 78% · Social rent 4% · Private rent 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), for CO7 9.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in CO7 9 (May 24–Apr 26, average 38/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for CO7 9QL 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 | DistrictCO7 | SectorCO7 9 | PostcodeCO7 9QL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £396,697 | £361,401 | £182,795 |
| Population | 47,362 | 10,496 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 111 | 30 | — |
| Schools | 15 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 72% | 70% | 83% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (CO7 9); 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
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