18 Roach Vale
Last sold
£215,000
August 2018
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
89% of homes in this postcode can get gigabit broadband. Every home can get at least 30 Mb.
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
Roach Vale Primary School Ages 4 to 11 · 177 pupils
Good, 2023
0.1 miles
Parsons Heath Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ages 4 to 11 · 197 pupils · Church of England
No grade
0.1 miles
Hazelmere Junior School Ages 7 to 11 · 229 pupils
Good, 2022
0.2 miles
Secondary schools
Colchester Academy Ages 11 to 16 · 879 pupils
Good, 2023
0.3 miles
The Gilberd School Ages 11 to 16 · 1,588 pupils
No grade
1.5 miles
The Trinity School Ages 11 to 16 · 780 pupils
No grade
1.5 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
1
Restaurants
China Garden
0
Cafés
1
Pubs and bars
The Friar
6
Takeaways
Peking Palace, Harwich Road Fish & Chips, Indian Village, The Master Chef…
Everyday
Things to do
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Family · 4.8 miWyvernwood
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Football · 2.5 miJobServe Community Stadium
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.
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8 Salary Close
September 2026
£297,500
18 Joslin Close
June 2026
£305,000
30 Parsons Heath
May 2026
£650,000
28 Broadmead Road
May 2026
£280,000
36 Roach Vale
April 2026
£305,000
66 St Johns Road
April 2026
£285,000
16 St Johns Road
April 2026
£394,000
49 Roach Vale
January 2026
£250,000
17 Blackwater Avenue
January 2026
£360,000
311 Harwich Road
January 2026
£240,000
303 Harwich Road
December 2025
£275,000
49 Churnwood Road
December 2025
£373,500
29 Salary Close
December 2025
£292,000
16 The Glade
November 2025
£525,000
8 Orwell Close
November 2025
£245,000
64 Churnwood Road
November 2025
£345,000
3 Oaklands, Parsons Heath
October 2025
£315,000
68 Salary Close
October 2025
£280,000
2 The Glade
October 2025
£540,000
6 Oaklands, Parsons Heath
October 2025
£325,000
1 Joslin Close
September 2025
£330,000
15 Parsons Heath
August 2025
£250,000
303 Harwich Road
August 2025
£285,000
315 Harwich Road
July 2025
£206,000
4 Brockenhurst Court, Redwood Close
July 2025
£191,500
14 Salary Close
July 2025
£265,000
6 The Glade
July 2025
£805,000
12 Bromley Road
June 2025
£182,000
1 Stour Walk
June 2025
£345,000
10 Oaklands, Parsons Heath
June 2025
£335,000
2 St Johns Road
June 2025
£300,000
26 The Glade
June 2025
£570,000
53B Parsons Heath
May 2025
£525,000
295 Harwich Road
April 2025
£280,000
6 Orwell Close
March 2025
£252,000
23 Deben Road
March 2025
£450,000
7 Orwell Close
March 2025
£247,500
17 Salary Close
February 2025
£282,500
38 Orwell Close
February 2025
£245,000
24 Broadmead Road
February 2025
£389,500
4 Orwell Close
February 2025
£295,000
31 Templewood Road
February 2025
£300,000
20 St Johns Road
February 2025
£415,000
319 Harwich Road
February 2025
£30,000
8 Blackwater Avenue
January 2025
£375,000
63 Roach Vale
November 2024
£250,000
38 Salary Close
November 2024
£280,000
45 Churnwood Road
November 2024
£295,000
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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 terraced 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roach Vale | – | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales |
| Postcode sector CO4 3 | £246,000 | £237,000 +4% since | £181,500 +36% since | £132,000 +86% since | £127,000 +94% since |
| Colchester | £270,000 | £250,000 +8% since | £205,000 +32% since | £149,995 +80% since | £143,000 +89% 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 CO4 3, over the last five years (734 sales):
- What sells: 35% semi-detached, 28% terraced, 23% detached, 11% flats, 2% other.
- 12% sold leasehold, and 1% were new builds.
- 141 sales in the last twelve months, against 260 in the same twelve months five years ago.
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