7 Giraffe Row
Last sold
£293,500
November 2024
Previous sales
Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.
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What is around it
Size, energy rating, walls and flood risk.
Broadband
Every home in this postcode can get gigabit broadband (full fibre or cable): 1,000 Mb or more.
As of July 2025, for the whole postcode. What you can actually get depends on the provider.
Schools nearby
The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.
Primary schools
Lakelands Primary School Ages 4 to 11 · 340 pupils
Outstanding, 2023
0.6 miles
Stanway Primary School Ages 5 to 11 · 390 pupils
Good, 2022
0.8 miles
Stanway Fiveways Primary School Ages 5 to 11 · 473 pupils
Good, 2022
1.0 miles
Secondary schools
The Stanway School Ages 11 to 16 · 1,396 pupils
No grade
0.8 miles
Philip Morant School and College Ages 11 to 18 · 1,888 pupils
Good, 2023
2.2 miles
Paxman Academy Ages 11 to 16 · 873 pupils
Good, 2024
2.3 miles
Distance is a straight line, not the walk. Being close is not a promise of a place: each school has its own admissions rules.
What’s nearby
Shops, places to eat, things to do and getting about.
Supermarkets
Within a 15-minute walk
4
Restaurants
Nando's, Miller & Carter, Harvester, Banquet 1408
2
Cafés
Starbucks, Costa
1
Pubs and bars
The Princess Charlotte
4
Takeaways
KFC, Greggs, Burger King, McDonald's
Everyday
Things to do
Getting about
Distances are as the crow flies; walking times are rough, by the streets.
Recently sold nearby
Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.
Move or zoom the map to change what is listed below. Dots show the middle of a postcode, not a front door, and a sale counts as on the map by that middle — so one near the edge may fall either side of it.
5 Wallaby Way
September 2026
£300,000
34 Ostrich Street
August 2026
£367,000
3 Llama Close
July 2026
£285,000
11 Penguin Parade
July 2026
£310,000
21 Penguin Parade
July 2026
£310,000
10 Ostrich Street
June 2026
£310,000
17 Penguin Parade
May 2026
£300,000
27 Meerkat Mews
May 2026
£295,000
68 Penguin Parade
March 2026
£265,000
19 Ostrich Street
March 2026
£320,000
5 Ostrich Street
March 2026
£420,000
2 Ostrich Street
March 2026
£400,000
31 Penguin Parade
March 2026
£355,000
37 Meerkat Mews
March 2026
£400,000
10 Penguin Parade
March 2026
£300,000
19 Penguin Parade
February 2026
£295,000
19 Leopard Gardens
February 2026
£390,000
21 Betony Way
December 2025
£399,995
48 Sealion Approach
December 2025
£300,000
24 Aardvark Drive
December 2025
£440,000
9 Penguin Parade
November 2025
£500,000
9 Otter Place
November 2025
£300,000
66 Penguin Parade
October 2025
£375,000
34 Ostrich Street
October 2025
£342,000
25 Ostrich Street
October 2025
£370,000
35 Meerkat Mews
October 2025
£428,000
4 Aardvark Drive
September 2025
£287,500
46 Sealion Approach
September 2025
£356,000
24 Cheetah Chase
September 2025
£315,000
20 Ostrich Street
September 2025
£302,000
46 Ostrich Street
August 2025
£385,000
7 Llama Close
August 2025
£290,000
50 Penguin Parade
August 2025
£290,000
82 Penguin Parade
July 2025
£410,000
4 Rhino Drive
July 2025
£510,000
25 Penguin Parade
July 2025
£307,000
15 Aardvark Drive
July 2025
£300,000
38 Sealion Approach
July 2025
£385,000
42 Betony Way
June 2025
£500,000
19 Betony Way
June 2025
£374,000
26 Cheetah Chase
June 2025
£275,000
10 Flamingo Crescent
June 2025
£298,000
10 Wallaby Way
May 2025
£417,500
17 Betony Way
April 2025
£375,000
6 Aardvark Drive
April 2025
£295,000
13 Betony Way
March 2025
£495,000
15 Betony Way
March 2025
£490,000
5 Betony Way
March 2025
£351,500
11 Betony Way
March 2025
£400,000
9 Betony Way
March 2025
£435,000
23 Betony Way
March 2025
£364,000
30 Sealion Approach
March 2025
£343,000
16 Cheetah Chase
March 2025
£425,000
34 Cheetah Chase
March 2025
£310,000
15 Cheetah Chase
February 2025
£310,000
5 Giraffe Row
February 2025
£290,000
3 Aardvark Drive
February 2025
£272,500
14 Leopard Gardens
February 2025
£445,000
3 Llama Close
January 2025
£270,000
25 Betony Way
December 2024
£372,000
1 Betony Way
December 2024
£350,000
27 Betony Way
December 2024
£410,400
3 Betony Way
December 2024
£350,000
7 Betony Way
December 2024
£354,112
29 Betony Way
December 2024
£500,000
3 Aardvark Drive
November 2024
£280,000
48 Ostrich Street
November 2024
£387,500
31 Sealion Approach
November 2024
£400,000
18 Betony Way
November 2024
£390,000
18 Sealion Approach
November 2024
£375,000
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Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.
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How this area has changed
Typical prices for semi-detached houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to September 2026 against the same twelve months back then.
| Area | Now | 5 years ago | 10 years ago | 15 years ago | 20 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giraffe Row | – | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales |
| Postcode sector CO3 8 | £325,000 | £300,000 +8% since | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales |
| Colchester | £325,000 | £300,000 +8% since | £245,000 +33% since | £180,000 +81% since | £172,500 +88% since |
The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.
How homes change hands in CO3 8, over the last five years (475 sales):
- What sells: 39% semi-detached, 34% detached, 13% terraced, 12% flats, 3% other.
- 12% sold leasehold, and 19% were new builds.
- 75 sales in the last twelve months, against 132 in the same twelve months five years ago.
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