The Orchards Straight Road Polstead Heath Colchester CO6 5BD: house prices, rental estimates & market trends

Our Data Sources

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

The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low 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

According to data from HM Land Registry, The Orchards, Colchester sits on a plot of 7,666 m².

We have plot size data on 4 out of 6 other houses in the postcode and The Orchards, Colchester sits on the largest plot.

Compare this plot size to nearby properties!

Source: Ordnance Survey (2024)

Properties Sold Nearby

According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 799 property sales within 3.8 kilometres of The Orchards, Colchester over the last 2 years.

The most recent example is Stoney Down, Straight Road, Colchester, CO6 5BD, a freehold house which sold for £370,000 on the 2nd May 2023.

Schools Nearby

The nearest primary school to The Orchards, Colchester is Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, which is 3.4 kilometres away.

Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.4 km away
Hadleigh Community Primary School
3.8 km away
Kersey Church of England Primary School
3.8 km away

The nearest secondary school is Hadleigh High School, which is 4.3 kilometres away.

Hadleigh High School
4.3 km away
East Bergholt High School
9.4 km away
Thomas Gainsborough School
10.6 km away

Schools and house prices

Source: Ofsted 2026

Public Transport Nearby

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

Risk of Flooding

According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be Very Low.

Very Low floodriskin this area

Local Flood RiskVery Low

Source: Environment Agency (2024)

Our Data Sources

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

The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low 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

According to data from HM Land Registry, The Orchards, Colchester sits on a plot of 7,666 m².

We have plot size data on 4 out of 6 other houses in the postcode and The Orchards, Colchester sits on the largest plot.

Compare this plot size to nearby properties!

Source: Ordnance Survey (2024)

Properties Sold Nearby

According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 799 property sales within 3.8 kilometres of The Orchards, Colchester over the last 2 years.

The most recent example is Stoney Down, Straight Road, Colchester, CO6 5BD, a freehold house which sold for £370,000 on the 2nd May 2023.

Schools Nearby

The nearest primary school to The Orchards, Colchester is Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, which is 3.4 kilometres away.

Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.4 km away
Hadleigh Community Primary School
3.8 km away
Kersey Church of England Primary School
3.8 km away

The nearest secondary school is Hadleigh High School, which is 4.3 kilometres away.

Hadleigh High School
4.3 km away
East Bergholt High School
9.4 km away
Thomas Gainsborough School
10.6 km away

Schools and house prices

Source: Ofsted 2026

Public Transport Nearby

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

Risk of Flooding

According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be Very Low.

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 The Orchards, 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 The Orchards, 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.