Is Colchester a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Colchester, from official data · 9 postcode districts · 5,240 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Colchester, from official data · 9 postcode districts · 5,240 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Colchester sold for £297,824 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.5% on a year earlier. Across Colchester, police record 96 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Colchester, the nearest primary school is Hamilton Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Philip Morant School and College, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Creffield Medical Group, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk.
Colchester Town station is 1.1 mi away, about a 21 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk.
Across Colchester, police record 96 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Colchester sold for £297,824 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.5% on a year earlier. By type: detached £501,116, semi-detached £331,089, terraced £266,290, flats £162,307. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Hamilton Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Philip Morant School and College, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Colchester Town is 1.1 mi away, about a 21 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £57,917 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.