8 John Shell Drive

CO4 9APSemi-detachedFreehold

Last sold

£355,000

March 2025

Previous sales

Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.

March 2025 Freehold £355,000

January 2018 Freehold New build £264,995

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Schools nearby

The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.

Primary schools

St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester Ages 4 to 11 · 210 pupils · Church of England

No grade

0.5 miles

Brinkley Grove Primary School Ages 5 to 11 · 403 pupils

No grade

0.6 miles

Highwoods Community Primary School Ages 4 to 11 · 453 pupils

No grade

0.8 miles

Secondary schools

The Gilberd School Ages 11 to 16 · 1,588 pupils

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0.7 miles

The Trinity School Ages 11 to 16 · 780 pupils

No grade

0.7 miles

Colchester Academy Ages 11 to 16 · 879 pupils

Good, 2023

1.5 miles

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Recently sold nearby

Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.

4 James Mayger Chase

July 2026

£365,000

5 Sanitsky Way

July 2026

£470,000

19 Murray Mcpherson Parade

June 2026

£545,000

9 Memorial Way

June 2026

£460,000

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Flipometer

Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.

4 Smith Way, Colchester

New build

Bought October 2020£569,995

Sold November 2022£659,000

+£89,005 24 months Flipped

15 Memorial Way, Colchester

New build

Bought October 2019£559,995

Sold September 2021£650,000

+£90,005 22 months Flipped

A gap between two sale prices does not prove work was done, and a planning application near a sale does not prove the two are connected. Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.

How this area has changed

Typical prices for semi-detached houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to August 2026 against the same twelve months back then.

Area	Now	5 years ago	10 years ago	15 years ago	20 years ago
John Shell Drive	–	Not enough sales	Not enough sales	Not enough sales	Not enough sales
Postcode sector CO4 9	£300,000	£253,000 +19% since	£239,995 +25% since	£165,500 +81% since	£152,000 +97% since
Colchester	£325,000	£295,100 +10% since	£242,500 +34% since	£180,000 +81% since	£171,000 +90% 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.

Sector CO4 9 Colchester Typical price each year, semi-detached houses. A gap is a year with too few sales.

House prices across CO4 →

How homes change hands in CO4 9, over the last five years (759 sales):

What sells: 29% terraced, 28% detached, 23% semi-detached, 19% flats, 2% other.
19% sold leasehold.
119 sales in the last twelve months, against 219 in the same twelve months five years ago.

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Buying it Price £ Stamp duty at second-home rates £

Includes a £500 survey and £1,500 legal fees — Detailed to change them.

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Paying for it

75% mortgage at 5.5%, interest only, 25 years — Detailed to change it.

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Doing it up

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Refinancing

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