CO5 0SW
The median sold price for the postcode CO5 0SW is around £132,000, from 5 sales over the last 12 months. 42 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around CO5 0SW (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £290,500 – £480,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across CO5 0, last 24 months.
- Detached£450,000(172 sales)
- Semi-detached£345,000(158 sales)
- Terraced£298,750(58 sales)
- Flat£170,000(21 sales)
CO5 0SW median £132,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £317,500 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 65% below the typical Colchester neighbourhood
- Crime: 62% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Colchester and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Full fibre reaches 61.5% of premises across Colchester (England: 77.9%).
No broadband data for this postcode. The figures below are for the council area and the country.
| Type of broadband | Colchester | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | 61.5% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 81.3% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 97% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0.06% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 30% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Colchester: more deprived than 30% of its 117 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income8of 10
- Employment8of 10
- Crime8of 10
- Living environment8of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (51%). Average Band D in Colchester is £2,282.85 for 2026/27.
That is 5% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Colchester: £2,029.20 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 790 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A1%
- Band B15%
- Band C51%
- Band D20%
- Band E8%
- Band F3%
- Band G3%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School0.2 miles (270 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, May 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Tiptree Heath Primary School0.5 miles (750 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Tiptree Heath Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Milldene Primary School0.5 miles (820 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, May 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Milldene Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Thurstable School0.6 miles (970 m)Ofsted, May 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Lift New Rickstones4.7 miles (7.6 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Lift New Rickstones (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Lift Maltings4.9 miles (7.9 km)Ofsted report card, March 2026
- Inclusion Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
Public transport
The nearest station to CO5 0SW is Kelvedon Rail Station, 2.8 miles (4.5 km) away in a straight line. There are 11 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 2.8 miles (4.5 km)Kelvedon Rail Station
- 4.6 miles (7.4 km)Witham (Essex) Rail Station
- 5.1 miles (8.2 km)Marks Tey Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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