Godwin Close Colchester
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (CO3), about 100 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 8903297.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £408,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2).
- 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 Colchester Town, about 3 km (1.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 140 m away, and Westlands Country Park (16 hectares) is about 770 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 38 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ambrose Avenue Group Practice, about 210 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 95% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | £408,500 | £399,500 | £417,500 |
| 2018 | 3 | £425,000 | £420,000 | £448,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2019 | 2 CO3 4BU | Detached | £399,500 | New build. |
| 5 Apr 2019 | 3 CO3 4BU | Detached | £417,500 | New build. |
| 14 Dec 2018 | 4 CO3 4BU | Detached | £425,000 | New build. |
| 14 Dec 2018 | 1 CO3 4BU | Detached | £420,000 | New build. |
| 30 Nov 2018 | 5 CO3 4BU | Detached | £448,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 2018 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 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 (35% 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: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 2 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 83, KING HAROLD ROAD, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO3 4BU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CO3 4SG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 38 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO3 4BU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CO3 4SG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Colchester Town 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Colchester 3.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Hythe (Essex) 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest All Saints Avenue Colchester | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Colchester North Park-and-Ride Mile End | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | East Mersea Ferry Landing | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Butt Road Car Park | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Source EV Charging Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 36.2 km (23 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 43.2 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ambrose Avenue Group Practice | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ambrose Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 180 m |
| Hospital | Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust (Lexden Hospital) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Essex Police | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Asda Colchester - Shrub End Road Pfs | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,340 m² | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Westlands Country Park 16 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum, a scheduled monument, 340 m south-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum | Scheduled monument | 340 m south-west |
| Lexden Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum | Scheduled monument | 850 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum | Scheduled monument | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bluebottle Grove | Wood | 650 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Gathering Grounds | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Butcher's Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Birch Grove | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Walk Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Bourne Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 | 2 | 3 |
1 of the street's 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prettygate Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 300 m | No published inspection |
| Prettygate Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 300 m | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Philip Morant School and College | Secondary | 11–18 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Gosbecks Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Paxman Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Home Farm Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Exceptional; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Benedict's Catholic College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Colchester County High School for Girls | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| King's Ford Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 2–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Kings Ford Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Care Plus Ltd CO3 4NW | Retailers - other | 230 m | Exempt | |
| The Prettygate CO3 4NW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Crazy Chef CO3 4NN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Lifehouse CO3 4SE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | Exempt | |
| East of England Co-op CO3 4NW | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 270 m | 4 Good | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Prettygate Junior School CO3 4PH | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Grunts CO3 4NX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Coffeehog CO3 4QJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2025 |
| PRETTYGATE CONVEINIENCE STORE CO3 4QJ | Retailers - other | 330 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| United Reformed Church CO3 4PQ | Other catering premises | 370 m | Exempt | |
| Plume Avenue Nursery CO3 4PQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 370 m | Exempt | |
| Essex Care Consortium CO3 4PG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Lychgate House Care Limited CO3 4RE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2025 |
| The Berechurch Arms CO3 4RG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 6 Mar 2025 |
| One Stop CO3 4PG | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (13); On or near King Harold Road (7); On or near Holman Crescent (6); On or near All Saints Avenue (5); On or near Reaper Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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
Nearby streets
Regency Green · Reaper Road · Brownsea Way · Scythe Way · Gilwell Park Close · Hastings Road · Holman Crescent · All Saints Avenue · Laxton Court · Ambrose Avenue · Plume Avenue · Hoe Drive
All the streets in CO3 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.