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House prices near Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary · Council-maintained · Colchester

Within 1.5 miles of Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, 170 homes have sold since 2015, at a median price of £410,000. In the latest 12 months of data, 11 sales had a median of £500,000. Detached homes are the most common here, at a median of £500,000. That is 46% above the England & Wales average of around £280,000. Recent prices near the school are 54% above Colchester as a whole (£325,000).
£410,000
Median sold price
£500,000
Median, last 12 months
170
Sales recorded
1.5 miles
Radius from the school

This is not the school’s catchment area. Figures cover homes within a straight-line 1.5 miles of the school; admissions depend on each school’s criteria, so check with the local council.

About Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

PhasePrimary
TypeCouncil-maintained (Voluntary aided school)
Ages5–11
Pupils124 (capacity 140)
GenderMixed
Religious characterChurch of England
Local authorityEssex
PostcodeCO2 0LZ

School website · DfE school record

Inspection

Ofsted, Dec 2019: Good
Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025: Standards maintained
Ofsted reports »

House prices near Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School by property type

TypeMedianSales
Detached£500,00097
Semi-detached£343,75042
Terraced£234,25020
Other£708,00010
Flat/Maisonette£100,0001

Sold prices by year

YearMedianSales
2015£315,00015
2016£377,50014
2017£317,50015
2018£430,00021
2019£350,00013
2020£362,50014
2021£450,00025
2022£905,0007
2023£475,00013
2024£517,50012
2025£500,00019

Recent sales near Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

£380,000
LITTLE CHART, PUDDING LANE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 0NE
DetachedFeb 2026
£360,000
2, BIRCHES COTTAGES, BIRCH STREET, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 0NP
Semi-detachedJan 2026
£490,000
LILAC COTTAGE, MILL LANE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 0NH
Semi-detachedDec 2025
£800,000
BRETON HEIGHTS, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 0PS
DetachedNov 2025
£965,000
PAMPAS, LAYER BRETON HILL, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 0PR
DetachedNov 2025
£710,000
GREEN GABLES, MILL LANE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 0NH
DetachedSept 2025
£475,000
HILL ROYAL, MALDON ROAD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO3 0SN
Semi-detachedSept 2025
£760,000
KATOOMBA, LAYER BRETON HILL, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 0PR
DetachedSept 2025
£500,000
ROWAN HOUSE, BIRCH STREET, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 0NL
DetachedAug 2025
£450,000
ALMONDS FARM, WINTERS HILL, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO5 9UZ
DetachedAug 2025
£775,000
WESTWOOD HOUSE, LAYER BRETON HILL, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 0PP
DetachedJul 2025
£587,500
4, BIRCH STREET, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 0NF
Semi-detachedJul 2025

Streets near Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Schools nearby

The nearest 9 schools within 10 miles, by straight-line distance from Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. These are not catchment areas — admissions depend on each school’s criteria, so check with the local council.

Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.6 mi
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 5–11 · Church of England · website
Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023: School remains Good
Ofsted reports »
Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.1 mi
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 5–11 · Church of England · website
Ofsted report card, Mar 2026:
Achievement: Expected standardCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Strong standardPersonal development: Strong standardLeadership: Expected standardEarly years: Expected standardSafeguarding: Met
Ofsted reports »
Lakelands Primary School2.6 mi
Primary · Free school · ages 4–11 · website
Ofsted, May 2023: Outstanding
Ofsted reports »
Stanway Fiveways Primary School2.7 mi
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 5–11 · website
Ofsted, Dec 2022: Good
Ofsted reports »
Gosbecks Primary School2.7 mi
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 5–11 · website
Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024: School remains Good
Ofsted reports »
St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester2.8 mi
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 3–11 · website
Ofsted, Jan 2025 — graded by area, no overall grade:
Quality of education: GoodBehaviour: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership: Good
Ofsted reports »
The Stanway School2.8 mi
Secondary · Academy · ages 11–16 · website
Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023: School remains Good
Ofsted reports »
Paxman Academy2.9 mi
Secondary · Free school · ages 11–16 · website
Ofsted, Feb 2024: Good
Ofsted reports »
Lexden Springs School2.9 mi
All-through · Academy · ages 3–19 · website
Ofsted, Jan 2024 (as predecessor school): Inadequate
Ofsted reports »

School details from Get Information About Schools (Department for Education). Inspection outcomes from Ofsted management information as at 30 September 2026; check the latest report on Ofsted’s website. Since November 2025 Ofsted report cards grade each area separately and give no overall grade. © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

How these figures are calculated. Sales are completed transactions from HM Land Registry Price Paid data (2015 to Feb 2026) for homes whose postcode centre lies within 1.5 miles of the school. The radius widens from half a mile, up to 3 miles in rural areas, until there are enough sales to be meaningful. We show the median so a few unusual sales do not distort the picture. School details from Get Information About Schools (Department for Education); inspection outcomes from Ofsted management information. Postcode locations from Ordnance Survey Code-Point Open. Contains HM Land Registry, OS and Crown copyright data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.