Bridgebrook Close Colchester
17 addresses across 1 postcode (CO4), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 8900226.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2017 the median was £225,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (B: 5, C: 6, D: 5).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Colchester costs £2,283 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hythe (Essex), about 1.5 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 310 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 30 to 32 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Highwoods Surgery, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 61% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 66 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £118,000 | £118,000 | £118,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2017 | 14 CO4 3EE | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2003 | 14 CO4 3EE | Semi-detached | £118,000 |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 51 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (16). Built: 1950-1966 (14); 1976-1982 (1); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (15); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (14 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Colchester in 2026-27: Band D £2,283 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,522 | £1,776 | £2,029 | £2,283 | £2,790 | £3,297 | £3,805 | £4,566 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (53% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 30 m and 32 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO4 3EE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hythe (Essex) 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Colchester Town 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Colchester 3.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 47 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bridgebrook Green Colchester | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Colchester North Park-and-Ride Mile End | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | East Mersea Ferry Landing | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Priory Street Car Park | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 40.1 km (25 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 48 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Highwoods Surgery | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bromley Road Dental Surgery | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Hospital Liaison Team | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Essex Police | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Waitrose Colchester | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,970 m² | 310 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 9.8 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.2 ha | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.4 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Town ditch, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Town ditch | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Colchester Castle Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Wivenhoe Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ash Plantation | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Magdalen Wood | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Welsh Wood | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| John de Bois Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Ardleigh Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Hythe Marshes | Wetland | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the street's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Colchester: see them on the Colchester page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 270 m | No published inspection |
| Roach Vale Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Friars Grove Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hazelmere Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hazelmere Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 4–7 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Colchester Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Unity Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St James the Great Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Highwoods Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Fillans Care Centre CO4 0PT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Parsons Heath Primary School CO4 3EZ | School/college/university | 290 m | 5 Very good | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Willow Brook Primary School CO4 0DT | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Harwich Road convenience store CO4 3HP | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 29 May 2025 |
| Peking Palace CO4 3HP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2026 |
| The Master Chef CO4 0NA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Tesco CO4 0NB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 25 Oct 2024 |
| Butterflys CO4 3JE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2025 |
| Fish 'N' Chick'N CO4 0NB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2024 |
| Greggs CO4 0NB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 27 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Francis Way (14); On or near Bridgebrook Close (13); On or near Pondfield Road (8); On or near St Fillan Road (7); On or near Thurlston Close (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CO4 3EE: 17 addresses
Nearby streets
Pondfield Road · Francis Way · Chaplin Drive · Thurlston Close · Elwes Close · Hazelton Road · Churnwood Close · Churnwood Road · Brinkley Crescent · St Monance Way · Broadmead Road · St Fillan Road
All the streets in CO4 and across Colchester.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.