Is Chalfont Road in Colchester a nice place to live?

Chalfont Road is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Chalfont Road is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Chalfont Road is located in the St Anne's and St John's ward of the Colchester district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.904624, 0.92568
Grid Ref TM013269
Suburb Highwoods
Constituency Colchester
Postcodes CO4 0NT, CO4 0NY, CO4 4NT, CO4 4NY

House Prices

The average house price in Chalfont Road is 15.24% higher than the rest of Colchester. The last sale we have on record is 59 Chalfont Road, that sold for £320,000. The average house price in Colchester is £283,610 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Chalfont Road

Date No. Type Price
10/08/2023 59 Semi £320,000
16/12/2022 91 Semi £408,000
29/11/2021 97 Semi £375,000
23/09/2021 77 Semi £205,000
23/08/2021 99 Semi £365,000
26/02/2021 38 Terrace £245,000
04/06/2020 27 Semi £315,000
04/03/2020 33 Semi £280,000
28/02/2020 23 Semi £274,500

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Chalfont Road, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in Chalfont Road during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Chalfont Road and compared that to the average for the St Anne's and St John's ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Chalfont Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Anne's and St John's ward

Social economic statistics for Chalfont Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Chalfont Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Chalfont Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Chalfont Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Chalfont Road are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Chalfont Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Chalfont Road are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Chalfont Road are in the top 30% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Chalfont Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Chalfont Road are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Chalfont Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Chalfont Road.

Unemployment in Chalfont Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.9% of Chalfont Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Chalfont Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Chalfont Road. The proportion of retirees on Chalfont Road is 8.79% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.39% of Chalfont Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Chalfont Road

The proportion of home owners on Chalfont Road is 25.7% higher than the national average of 62%. 11.48% of properties in Chalfont Road are private rented and 0.82% are social rented.
87.7% of residents of Chalfont Road own their home

Country of Birth of Chalfont Road residents

The proportion if Chalfont Road residents born in the UK is 10.28% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.07% of Chalfont Road residents were born outside the UK.
92.93% of Chalfont Road residents were born in the UK

Chalfont Road Summary

With house prices in Chalfont Road more than the average for Essex and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Chalfont Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Chalfont Road maybe difficult.

Chalfont Road has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

Top 50 worst places to live 2023
Top 50 best places to live 2023