Millcroft Millwood Road Polstead Colchester CO6 5AY: house prices, rental estimates & market trends

Our Data Sources

Millcroft, Colchester has no records in either the Land Registry or EPC database.

The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.

1Sales dated prior to 2007 are shown, but are not used in our calculations.

What is an EPC?

What is the Land Registry?

What is the Office of National Statistics?

What is the Ordnance Survey?

Public data including the Land Registry and EPC Register is processed and republished under the Government Open Data Licence

All values are estimates based on available data. All data and other content are provided subject to our Terms & Conditions

Plot Size

HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Millcroft, Colchester as measuring 7,436 m².

That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where 5 of the 6 other houses have recorded plot data.

Compare this plot size to nearby properties!

Source: Ordnance Survey (2024)

Properties Sold Nearby

Over the past 2 years 779 properties have sold within 3.7 kilometres of Millcroft, Colchester, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.

The latest, on the 6th May 2026, was The Nightingales, Millwood Road, Colchester, CO6 5AY, a freehold house which sold for £530,000.

Schools Nearby

For primary schools, the nearest option to Millcroft, Colchester is Hadleigh Community Primary School, 3.6 kilometres away.

Hadleigh Community Primary School
3.6 km away
Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.8 km away
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School
3.8 km away

At secondary level, the nearest school is Hadleigh High School, 4.1 kilometres away.

Hadleigh High School
4.1 km away
East Bergholt High School
9.0 km away
Thomas Gainsborough School
11.0 km away

Schools and house prices

Source: Ofsted 2026

Public Transport Nearby

Bures
|
11.5 km away
Manningtree
|
12.0 km away
Sudbury (Suffolk)
|
12.4 km away

Available Internet Speeds

Internet coverage here is poor, based on recent Ofcom data, and connectivity may be weak or unavailable.

Slow/none

0.59 mbps

Max upload

2.57 mbps

Max download

According to recent data from Ofcom, Slow/none Broadband is available in the area.

Max Upload

0.59 mbps

Max Download

2.57 mbps

Source: Ofcom (June 2026)

Risk of Flooding

The flood risk here is rated Very Low, based on Environment Agency data.

Very Low floodriskin this area

Local Flood RiskVery Low

Source: Environment Agency (2024)

Our Data Sources

Millcroft, Colchester has no records in either the Land Registry or EPC database.

The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.

1Sales dated prior to 2007 are shown, but are not used in our calculations.

What is an EPC?

What is the Land Registry?

What is the Office of National Statistics?

What is the Ordnance Survey?

Public data including the Land Registry and EPC Register is processed and republished under the Government Open Data Licence

All values are estimates based on available data. All data and other content are provided subject to our Terms & Conditions

Plot Size

HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Millcroft, Colchester as measuring 7,436 m².

That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where 5 of the 6 other houses have recorded plot data.

Compare this plot size to nearby properties!

Source: Ordnance Survey (2024)

Properties Sold Nearby

Over the past 2 years 779 properties have sold within 3.7 kilometres of Millcroft, Colchester, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.

The latest, on the 6th May 2026, was The Nightingales, Millwood Road, Colchester, CO6 5AY, a freehold house which sold for £530,000.

Schools Nearby

For primary schools, the nearest option to Millcroft, Colchester is Hadleigh Community Primary School, 3.6 kilometres away.

Hadleigh Community Primary School
3.6 km away
Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.8 km away
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School
3.8 km away

At secondary level, the nearest school is Hadleigh High School, 4.1 kilometres away.

Hadleigh High School
4.1 km away
East Bergholt High School
9.0 km away
Thomas Gainsborough School
11.0 km away

Schools and house prices

Source: Ofsted 2026

Public Transport Nearby

Bures
|
11.5 km away
Manningtree
|
12.0 km away
Sudbury (Suffolk)
|
12.4 km away

Available Internet Speeds

Internet coverage here is poor, based on recent Ofcom data, and connectivity may be weak or unavailable.

Slow/none

0.59 mbps

Max upload

2.57 mbps

Max download

According to recent data from Ofcom, Slow/none Broadband is available in the area.

Max Upload

0.59 mbps

Max Download

2.57 mbps

Source: Ofcom (June 2026)

Risk of Flooding

The flood risk here is rated Very Low, based on Environment Agency data.

Very Low floodriskin this area

Local Flood RiskVery Low

Source: Environment Agency (2024)

Home Ownership Nearby

The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.

In the area around Millcroft, Colchester, 58.1% of property is privately owned outright and 32.3% is privately owned with a mortgage.

The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.

This area

East of England

England & Wales

Owned (Outright)

Owned (Mortgage)

Shared ownership

Rented (Social)

Rented (Private)

Source: ONS Census (2021)

Education Levels in the Area

The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.

In the area around Millcroft, Colchester, 15.4% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 34.3% as possessing degree level qualifications.

The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.