Living in CO5, Colchester
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around CO5 in Colchester. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- The average sold price in Colchester is £297,824 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index).
- Prices across Colchester are down 0.5% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- Of the 2 schools within about 3 miles, 100% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 90% of state schools in England (Ofsted).
- The centre of CO5 is in flood zone 1 (low probability), on the Environment Agency flood map for planning.
- A Band D household in Colchester pays £2,283 in council tax for 2026-27, every precept included (MHCLG).
Figures gathered 14 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.
House prices
Average price in Colchester: £297,824, down 0.5% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider East of England average is £337,518.
Check sold prices for a specific address in CO5 →
See where CO5 ranks across East of England →
Council tax at Band D in Colchester: £2,283 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →
Compare CO5 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for CO5 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around CO5
Only 3 home sales recorded on the streets around central CO5 in the last 2 years, too few to average meaningfully. Here they are in full instead. A district with very few residential sales is usually mostly commercial.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breton Heights, CO2 0PS | Detached | £800,000 | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Old Cattle Barn Lower Road, CO2 0PX | Detached | £650,000 | 12 May 2025 |
| Phipps Farm Bungalow Lower Road, CO2 0PX | Detached | £796,667 | 21 Feb 2025 |
How to read this
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Schools nearby
2 schools within 3 miles , of which 100% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
| Nearest well-rated schools | Stage | Ofsted | Distance | Admitted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | Good | 1.8 mi away | 3.06 mi 2025/26 |
| Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | Good | 2.2 mi away | 1.77 mi 2025/26 |
Schools in CO5 with a published admission distance
How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.
| School | Stage | Admitted from | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 0.46 mi | 2025/26 |
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Rowhedge | Primary | 0.51 mi | 2025/26 |
| Baynards Primary School | Primary | 0.53 mi | 2025/26 |
| Messing Primary School | Primary | 1.87 mi | 2025/26 |
2 state primary and 0 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.
What people here do for work
The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.
| Occupation group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 19.3% |
| Professional occupations | 18.1% |
| Associate professional and technical | 14.4% |
| Skilled trades | 12.3% |
| Administrative and secretarial | 12.0% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How CO5 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: over-65s, up 6.5 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of CO5 (E01021643, 2,455 residents in 2021, up 0.3% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: over-65s, up 6.5 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88.8% | 89.4% | +0.6 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 7.4% | 8.0% | +0.6 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 1.7% | 2.6% | +0.9 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 19.9% | 16.0% | -3.9 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 14.5% | 21.0% | +6.5 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 28.7% | 29.2% | +0.5 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 3.6% | 3.2% | -0.4 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 87.7% | 86.9% | -0.8 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 98.6% | 97.9% | -0.7 pts | -4.4 pts |
Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.
Crime
Crime data isn't available for this area right now.
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.
Deprivation
This area falls in decile 8 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Colchester's figures.
Buses from the centre of CO5
Best-served stop: Layer Breton Hall, with 0.7 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of CO5 is Layer Breton Hall: 0.7 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.0 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 07:57, last 16:46. Routes there: 92, 820. 4 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.
Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)
Council tax and the council's finances
A Band D household in Colchester pays £2,283 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.2% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Colchester, and how it compares.
| Year | Band D bill | Rise |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | £1,857 | +1.9% |
| 2022-23 | £1,934 | +4.1% |
| 2023-24 | £2,011 | +4.0% |
| 2024-25 | £2,107 | +4.8% |
| 2025-26 | £2,192 | +4.0% |
| 2026-27 | £2,283 | +4.2% |
No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Colchester, as at 7 Sep 2026.
How to read this
A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.
Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists
Common questions about CO5
What is the average house price in CO5?
The average sold price in Colchester is £297,824 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Are house prices rising in CO5?
Prices in Colchester are down 0.5% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
Are the schools good in CO5?
2 schools sit within 3 miles of central CO5, and 100% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
Is CO5 at risk of flooding?
Central CO5 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.
Is CO5 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 100% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the area sits in decile 8 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is CO5 safe?
The local force has not published street-level crime data for this area recently, so we show no figure rather than a zero that would wrongly suggest no crime.
Neighbouring districts
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