Millfields Tiptree, Colchester
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (CO5), about 30 m long. USRN 8902821.
6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £456,000 across 1 sale. 1 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1). 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Colchester costs £2,283 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises. 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | £456,000 | £456,000 | £456,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £329,000 | £329,000 | £329,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £287,000 | £287,000 | £287,000 |
| 2000 | 3 | £162,500 | £160,450 | £162,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2018 | 2 CO5 0FD | Detached | £456,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2007 | 3 CO5 0FD | Detached | £329,000 | |
| 6 Feb 2006 | 2 CO5 0FD | Detached | £287,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2000 | 3 CO5 0FD | Detached | £160,450 | New build. |
| 28 Apr 2000 | 1 CO5 0FD | Detached | £162,500 | New build. |
| 30 Mar 2000 | 2 CO5 0FD | Detached | £162,500 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 107 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
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 (43% of about 770 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- WINDMILL, 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO5 0FD | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CO5 0LG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO5 0FD | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CO5 0LG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milldene Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 410 m | No published inspection |
| Thurstable School | Secondary | 11–16 | 420 m | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Baynards Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 580 m | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Luke's Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 610 m | No published inspection |
| Tiptree Heath Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km | No published inspection |
| Messing Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Offie CO5 0LL | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 12 Dec 2024 |
| Tiptree Pre School Playgroup CO5 0JH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 430 m | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2025 |
| The Exchange CO5 0SU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Morrisons Daily CO5 0SU | Retailers - other | 450 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2025 |
| Tiptree Press Club CO5 0JP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Tiptree Day Nursery CO5 0JP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Thurstable School CO5 0EW | School/college/university | 460 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Henderson and Harvard Bungalows CO5 0LJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Pit Lane (11); On or near Shopping Area (8); On or near Mill Close (8); On or near Pierce Glade (3); On or near Millwrights (3).
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
Mill Walk · Millwrights · Mill Close · Church Road · Ransom Road · Arnold Villas · Windmill View · Bokhara Close · Pierce Glade · Stores Road · Heycroft Way · Elton Walk
All the streets in CO5 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.
- Anything about planning applications, noise or air quality yet.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.