Prettygate & Westlands

Colchester · East of England · population 7,473 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

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In summary

Prettygate & Westlands is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #862 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 21 in Colchester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (93) and lowest on Health (59). Typical homes here sold for about £416,250 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 86 sales), 26% above the wider Colchester median of £330,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 78 · #1,479
Employment 74 · #1,780
Education 74 · #1,767
Health 59 · #2,788
Crime 81 · #1,273
Housing & access 83 · #1,184
Living environment 93 · #478

House prices ?

£416,250median (12m) · +15.6% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£416,25086+15.6%+22.1%
Detached£462,50043+5.1%+12.8%
Semi-detached£357,50033+2.4%+26.8%
Terraced£290,0007-14.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£416,250
Colchester£330,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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