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18, Gainsborough Road, Colchester, CO3 4QN

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£440k-£460k

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This is a gorgeous 4 bed, 2 bath detached house in Colchester. The property is a short walk from great schools, including Prettygate Infant School (rated good) and Colchester County High School for Girls (in the top 1% of secondary schools in the country). Local connections are available from National Rail from Colchester Town and Colchester.
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Property details

A 4 bedroom detached house in Colchester with freehold lease. It is in the D council tax band.

House type

Detached

Lease type

freehold

Council tax band

~ D

Council tax cost

~ £2,107 per year

Broadband speed

~ 600 Mbps

Size of grounds

5920 sqft

Built surface

893 sqft

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Selling history

Looking for the value of this detached house at 18, Gainsborough Road, Colchester, CO3 4QN? The estimated value is in the £440k - £460k range.

April 2026

£440k - £460k

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June 1996

£79,950

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Property location scores

We analyse huge amounts of data to help you find the very best neighbourhoods in the UK, based on what matters most to you. This 4 bedroom detached house in Colchester is located in a quiet area with safe roads, low flood risk and good access to education.

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This home's location is likely to be better than 48% of homes in Britain. This is calculated by combining the scores below.

This property is likely to have better nearby education than 58% of properties in Britain. See nearby schools

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Nursery
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This property is likely to be safer than 56% of properties in Britain. There were 173 crimes within 500m in 2022.

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Robbery
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Violence and sexual offence
Other crime
Other theft

Better

This property is likely to have better nearby dining options than 38% of properties in Britain. It has 2 cafés, 9 restaurants, 6 fast food outlets and 2 pubs/bars within 1 mile. See local food and drink options

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This property is likely to have better air quality than 35% of properties in Britain. It has recordings 8.17µg/m³ of PM2.5 air pollution particles. The UK has a legal limit of 20μg/m³. The World Health Organisation sets a limit of 5μg/m³. PM2.5 are pollution particles small enough to travel deeply into the lungs, and can cause a range of health disorders.

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Pollution

Better

This property is likely to have safer roads than 68% of properties in Britain. There were 9 road traffic accidents within 1 mile in 2022.

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Accidents

Better

This property is likely to be more peaceful than 52% of properties in Britain. It has a day-evening-night reading of 45 decibels.

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Noise

Better

This property is likely to have more natural spaces nearby than 15% of properties in Britain. Approximately 23% of the land within 1 mile is a natural space.

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Greenspace

Better

This property is likely to be closer to a supermarket than 47% of properties in Britain. The nearest supermarket to this property is 1.66 miles away. See closest supermarkets

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Distance

Better

This location has approximately 0% chance of flooding from rivers, coastal and surface water in any given year.

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Local services

18, Gainsborough Road, Colchester, CO3 4QN is connected by rail. This 4 bedroom detached house in Colchester is 0.92 miles from a petrol station and 0.24 miles from the post office.

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Colchester Town train station (1.49 miles)

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Colchester train station (1.62 miles)

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Post office (0.24 miles)

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Magic Hand Car Wash (0.92 miles)

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Local food and drink

Restaurants

Mumma Cakes (0.11 miles)

Pubs / bars / clubs

The Ancient Briton (0.74 miles)

Fast food

Shrub End Take Away (0.69 miles)

Domino's Pizza (1.17 miles)

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Cafes

Coffeehog (0.20 miles)

Greggs (1.12 miles)

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Supermarket

Co-op (0.24 miles)

Other - Budgens (0.41 miles)

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