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CO4 5UP · Colchester · East of England

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for CO4 5UP.

Sun · 20 Sep
17°high
Partly cloudy12° low
Mon19°9° lowClear21 Sep
Tue22°11° lowFair22 Sep
Wed19°13° lowCloudy23 Sep
Today17°9° lowFair24 Sep
Tomorrow22°12° lowCloudy25 Sep
Sat20°12° lowCloudy26 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend-0.3%Colchester · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning16 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmed↔Nearest train stationColchester1.6 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,648Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Colchester

CO4 5UP is in the Colchester local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Colchester, about 1.6 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

Local lifeShops, places to eat, vets and everyday services →Getting aroundRail, buses, road connections and travel tools →
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£323,750CO4 postcode district

22 Sep 2025 – 27 Jul 2026

450 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£298,003Colchester

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change-0.3%Colchester

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use sold-price median: £323,750 Use area average: £298,003
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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⌂3 Firs Walk, Colchester CO4 6BLNew First Floor Extension over existing garage forming 2 no New Bedrooms. Partial Conversion of existing Garage to form a new habitable spaceAwaiting decision›⌂Unit 9, Easter Park, Axial Way, Colchester CO4 5WY2x non-illuminated fascia signs, Extruded aluminium flex face sign, Coated RAL CLASSIC colour (6011) with logo 25mm x 50mm fixing railsAwaiting decision›⌂11 Olympic Boulevard, Colchester CO4 5ZPConstruction of a lightweight timber first floor side extension over an existing undercroft/balcony, with a flat roof height of 2.4m. External horizontal timber cladding to front elevation, front window, and rear glazed double doors.Awaiting decision›⌂Whitehouse Farm Bungalow, White House Farm, Severalls Lane, Colchester CO4 5JAApplication for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing bungalow. The existing bungalow has not been lived in as the property is currently in an unsafe condition that requires demolition and rebuilding. We have been advised by the planning authorAwaiting decision›
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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Colchester.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Camulos AcademyPrimary · Ages 4–110.3 mi
  2. The St Aubyn Centre Education DepartmentPupil referral unit · Ages 13–180.4 mi
  3. The Trinity SchoolSecondary · Ages 11–160.7 mi
  4. Myland Community Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 5–110.8 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,648 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding CO4 5UP—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 25.9%16–64 · 67.1%65+ · 7.0%
What area does this cover?

Colchester 023B (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime161

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 69Anti-social behaviour · 34Public order · 15
Employment4.0%

Unemployment estimate for Colchester · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Colchester.

Local councilColchesterLocal authority for CO4 5UP
Latest general election · 2024Labour41.9% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour41.9% of votes57.1% turnout
2019Conservative52.3% of votes63.9% turnout
2017Conservative45.9% of votes66.9% turnout
2015Conservative38.9% of votes65.5% turnout
2010Liberal Democrats48.0% of votes62.3% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadA120.1 miles
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

London Southend Airport

About 25.8 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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Bus and tram stops nearby

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
Military Corrective Training Center4.6 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. High Woods0.5 mi
  2. Colne Estuary8.7 mi
  3. Great Cornard8.9 mi
From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around CO4 5UP.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around CO4 5UP
EE
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 20 Sep 2026, 18:55
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 27 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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