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About

Shrub End is a suburb of Colchester in Essex, located north-east of the town centre. The area is mainly residential, with a mix of housing from interwar and post‑war development; much of the housing was laid out as council estates in the 1950s and 1960s. A local parade of shops and small businesses runs along Shrub End Road, and the neighbourhood includes a primary school, a community centre and sports facilities. Regular local bus services connect residents with Colchester town centre and the railway station.

Open space is part of the local pattern: playing fields, allotments and patches of grassland provide places for sport and gardening. Community life centres on the hall and social club, where local groups meet and occasional fairs take place. Street names and estate layouts reflect the mid‑20th century planning that shaped the area, and long-standing residents often point out original features such as low brick boundary walls and communal green strips that survive amid later infill.

Area overview

On average Shrub End has moderate deprivation and high crime levels, with around 81 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 23.8% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Shrub End is £63,100 per year. There are 8 schools in Shrub End: 6 primary (1 Outstanding and 5 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). Shrub End is home to around 9,701 people, with a population density of about 2,083.2 per km2.

Crime rate
7/10
Crimes per 1k residents
81
Deprivation level
6/10
Income level
7/10
Social housing
23.8%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Shrub End Population
9,701
Population density
2,083.2 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
40.82(+29%)
Vehicle crime
9.28(+111%)
Public order
8.25(+61%)
Shoplifting
7.73(+13%)
Burglary
5.77(+108%)
East of England average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
7,670
79.09%
Other Asian
412
4.25%
Other White
379
3.91%
African
329
3.39%
Other
111
1.14%
Total population: 9,698

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
1,897
26.56%
Level 3 (A level)
1,448
20.27%
No qualifications
1,194
16.72%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,179
16.51%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
872
12.21%
Total 16+ residents: 7,143

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns with a mortgage
846
24.44%
Owns outright
645
18.63%
Other forms of private rent
603
17.42%
Social rents from council
480
13.86%
Private landlord or letting agency
455
13.14%
Total households: 3,462

Property prices in Shrub End

Based on 84 recent sales, the median property price is £324,000 in Shrub End area, with individual transactions ranging from £120,000 up to £990,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Shrub End in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Shrub End over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached31£416,000
Flats16£190,000
Semi-Detached22£332,500
Terraced15£278,000

10 years median price trend in Shrub End

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Shrub End.

All postcodes in Shrub End

CO29EZ

Daniell Drive

CO29PS

Gladiator Way

CO29RT

James Ward Road

CO29LG

Alamein Road

CO29BQ

Boadicea Way

CO29HZ

Lordswood Road

CO29QG

Baronswood Way

CO29QP

Beechwood Close

CO29NG

Cassino Road

CO29GU

Vesta Lane

CO29PJ

Oakapple Close

CO29PQ

Juno Mews

CO29QY

Hornbeam Close

CO29QR

Beechwood Close

CO29EA

Iceni Way

CO29AE

Rayner Road

CO29LN

Glebe Road

CO29HF

Corunna Drive

CO29BX

Iceni Way

CO29QB

Ilex Close

CO29AN

Willett Road

CO29EE

Iceni Way

CO29HU

Littlefield Road

CO29HP

Harvey Road

CO29HT

Elmwood Avenue

CO29NR

Berechurch Hall Road

CO29LU

Ebony Close

CO27XF

Shrub End Road

CO29PL

Malting Road

CO29AW

Willett Road

CO29AX

Gloucester Avenue

CO29LJ

Alamein Road

CO29HS

Catherine Hunt Way

CO29LA

Layer Road

CO29JX

Earlswood Way

CO29JP

Earlswood Way

CO29ED

Iceni Way

CO29SD

Tumulus Way

CO29DJ

Egerton Green Road

CO29DD

Paxman Avenue

CO29ET

John Kent Avenue

CO29DW

Bishop Road

CO29TA

Springfields Drive

CO29GH

Salamanca Way

CO27XH

Alport Avenue

CO29RZ

Peckover Terrace

CO29PX

Cottonwood Close

CO34TB

Caroline Court

CO29LW

Mareth Road

CO29GE

Amber Court

CO29BY

Iceni Way

CO29PD

Meadow Road

CO29PE

Homefield Road

CO29AR

Eldred Avenue

CO29LT

Ebony Close

CO29JG

Alamein Road

CO29PA

Malting Road

CO29JH

Anzio Crescent

CO29NB

Fallowfield Road

CO29AL

Duncan Road

CO29NX

Maypole Green Road

CO29RF

Kohima Road

CO20HR

Layer Road

CO29GN

Salamanca Way

CO29DR

Hazell Avenue

CO29FQ

Discovery Drive

CO29LD

Layer Road

CO29GJ

Corunna Drive

CO29PZ

Berechurch Road

CO29HR

Sparling Close

CO29GS

Bellona Way

CO29PB

Meadow Road

CO29HL

Coats Hutton Road

CO29HQ

Coats Hutton Road

CO29RH

Rangoon Close

CO29RP

Cohort Drive

CO29BB

Devon Road

CO29NH

Knightsbridge Close

CO34RW

Shrub End Road

CO29QU

Hornbeam Close

CO29PU

Berechurch Road

CO29QF

Ilex Close

CO27JX

Layer Road

CO29LB

Layer Road

CO29NZ

St Michaels Road

CO34RL

Shrub End Road

CO29BA

Gloucester Avenue

CO29NP

Berechurch Hall Road

CO34RU

Shrub End Road

CO29JR

Gosbecks Road

CO29HJ

Coats Hutton Road

CO29JQ

Layer Road

CO29NA

Eight Acre Lane

CO27XA

Drury Road

CO29QW

Maypole Green Road

CO29AG

Gurney Benham Close

CO29FS

Oakapple Close

CO29ND

Camulodunum Way

CO29AT

Eldred Avenue

CO29GB

Salamanca Way

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.