Wyvern Place by Taylor Wimpey: new homes for sale

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Richard Avenue, Wivenhoe, Colchester, Essex, CO7 9JQ

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Opening hours

Sales office opening hours
Monday	10am to 5pm
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	10am to 5pm
Friday	10am to 5pm
Saturday	10am to 5pm
Sunday	10am to 5pm

Location and neighbourhood

Colchester CO7 9JQ

Wyvern Place Colchester CO7 9JQ

Walk ScoreCar-dependentWalk Score 30 out of 100: Car-dependent
Transit ScoreMinimal transitTransit Score 3 out of 100: Minimal transit
Bike ScoreBikeableBike Score 50 out of 100: Bikeable

Broadband: 3 networks; older homes nearby: up to 17 Mbps
Flood risk: Very low; rivers and the sea
Crime: Below the area; 43.8 vs 100.1 a year per 1,000
Typical pay in Colchester: £31,589; median for employees living in Colchester, ONS 2025: the council's figure, not this neighbourhood's

Schools

The nearest open schools within 2 km, with their current Ofsted outcome.

4 nearest75%25%

Good or better3
Improvement needed0
Serious concerns0
No grade yet1

Broomgrove Junior SchoolPrimary · Community school, 710 m away · inspected 24 May 2024Confirmed on an ungraded visitGood
Broomgrove Infant School

Everyday places

How many of each are within 1.6 km, and the walk to the nearest.

8 places to eatHenley's of Wivenhoe, 290 m4 min
6 supermarkets and groceriesOne Stop, 300 m4 min
6 pubsThe Flag Inn, 290 m4 min

People and households

The neighbourhood around it (Colchester 017B) against Colchester as a whole.

People: 1,152
Households: 557
In good or very good health: 83% vs 84%

Age profileShare of everyone in each five-year band

This neighbourhoodColchester

Getting around

How far everyday errands, public transport and cycling go from here, and how people here travel to work.

WalkCar-dependent
TransitMinimal transit
BikeBikeable

Most errands require a car.

Getting to work

This neighbourhood30%54%

Colchester31%

Broadband and mobile

What the 230 homes within 150 m record: a new home is usually served by the same networks.

Broadband

No full-fibre-only network recorded

DecentSuperfastUltrafastGigabit

New homes in England must be built gigabit-ready (Building Regulations Part R, for work begun from 26 Dec 2022), with a gigabit connection where one can be had within a £2,000 cost cap. The speeds here are what the existing homes around it record: ask the sales office which network will serve the home.

Openreach
VX Fiber
Lightspeed Broadband

Mobile signal

Network	Calls indoors	Data indoors	Data outdoors
EE	Likely	Likely	Likely
O2	Likely

Risks

Flooding, radon, ground, noise and air at this spot.

Flooding from rivers and the seaLowVery lowEvery one of the 221 addresses around it is in the very low band.
Flooding from surface waterLowMostly very low; 5 of 221 lowOf the 221 addresses around it: 5 low, 216 very low.
RadonLowUnder 1% of homes above the action levelThe lowest of six radon classes.
Ground stabilityLowLow landslide susceptibilityFrom the British Geological Survey’s landslide map of the area.
NoiseLowRoad 49 dBThe typical daytime road level at the homes around it, the middle of their readings. 55 dB is a busy street; WHO advises under 53 dB for roads.
Air qualityModerate

Crime

Police-recorded crime in the neighbourhood, December 2025 to September 2026, against Colchester.

crimes a year per 1,000 residentsBelow Colchester at 100.142 recorded in 10 months

Month by monthCrimes per 1,000 residents

This neighbourhoodColchester

Planning nearby

Applications within 500 m in the last 3 years: when each was made and how it went, the larger schemes listed first.

34 applications
22 approved
5 awaiting decision
4 refused
3 withdrawn

Approved

Sold nearby

Homes sold within 1 km in the last two years, new build and resale.

Median resale: £290,000
Median new build: None
Sales: 109 0 new, 109 resale

Every salePrice paid, by the date it completed

New buildResaleMedian resale

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Homes listed and homes that left the listings, month by month
Month	Listed	Left the listings
November 2025	0	0
December 2025	0	0
January 2026	0	0
February 2026	0	0
March 2026	0	0
April 2026	0	0
May 2026	0	0
June 2026	0	0
July 2026	0	0
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	0	0
October 2026	5	2

Location and neighbourhood

Colchester CO7 9JQ

Wyvern Place Colchester CO7 9JQ

Walk ScoreCar-dependentWalk Score 30 out of 100: Car-dependent
Transit ScoreMinimal transitTransit Score 3 out of 100: Minimal transit
Bike ScoreBikeableBike Score 50 out of 100: Bikeable

Broadband: 3 networks; older homes nearby: up to 17 Mbps
Flood risk: Very low; rivers and the sea
Crime: Below the area; 43.8 vs 100.1 a year per 1,000
Typical pay in Colchester: £31,589; median for employees living in Colchester, ONS 2025: the council's figure, not this neighbourhood's

Schools

The nearest open schools within 2 km, with their current Ofsted outcome.

4 nearest75%25%

Good or better3
Improvement needed0
Serious concerns0
No grade yet1

Broomgrove Junior SchoolPrimary · Community school, 710 m away · inspected 24 May 2024Confirmed on an ungraded visitGood
Broomgrove Infant School

Everyday places

How many of each are within 1.6 km, and the walk to the nearest.

8 places to eatHenley's of Wivenhoe, 290 m4 min
6 supermarkets and groceriesOne Stop, 300 m4 min
6 pubsThe Flag Inn, 290 m4 min

People and households

The neighbourhood around it (Colchester 017B) against Colchester as a whole.

People: 1,152
Households: 557
In good or very good health: 83% vs 84%

Age profileShare of everyone in each five-year band

This neighbourhoodColchester

Getting around

How far everyday errands, public transport and cycling go from here, and how people here travel to work.

WalkCar-dependent
TransitMinimal transit
BikeBikeable

Most errands require a car.

Getting to work

This neighbourhood30%54%

Colchester31%

Broadband and mobile

What the 230 homes within 150 m record: a new home is usually served by the same networks.

Broadband

No full-fibre-only network recorded

DecentSuperfastUltrafastGigabit

Openreach
VX Fiber
Lightspeed Broadband

Mobile signal

Network	Calls indoors	Data indoors	Data outdoors
EE	Likely	Likely	Likely
O2	Likely

Risks

Flooding, radon, ground, noise and air at this spot.

Flooding from rivers and the seaLowVery lowEvery one of the 221 addresses around it is in the very low band.
Flooding from surface waterLowMostly very low; 5 of 221 lowOf the 221 addresses around it: 5 low, 216 very low.
RadonLowUnder 1% of homes above the action levelThe lowest of six radon classes.
Ground stabilityLowLow landslide susceptibilityFrom the British Geological Survey’s landslide map of the area.
NoiseLowRoad 49 dBThe typical daytime road level at the homes around it, the middle of their readings. 55 dB is a busy street; WHO advises under 53 dB for roads.
Air qualityModerate

Crime

Police-recorded crime in the neighbourhood, December 2025 to September 2026, against Colchester.

crimes a year per 1,000 residentsBelow Colchester at 100.142 recorded in 10 months

Month by monthCrimes per 1,000 residents

This neighbourhoodColchester

Planning nearby

Applications within 500 m in the last 3 years: when each was made and how it went, the larger schemes listed first.

34 applications
22 approved
5 awaiting decision
4 refused
3 withdrawn

Approved

Sold nearby

Homes sold within 1 km in the last two years, new build and resale.

Median resale: £290,000
Median new build: None
Sales: 109 0 new, 109 resale

Every salePrice paid, by the date it completed

New buildResaleMedian resale

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Age profile
Age	This neighbourhood	Colchester
0 to 4	5%	6%
5 to 9	5%	6%
10 to 14	4%	6%
15 to 19	4%	6%
20 to 24	5%	7%
25 to 29	5%	7%
30 to 34	8%	7%
35 to 39	7%	7%
40 to 44	6%	7%
45 to 49	6%	6%
50 to 54	6%	7%
55 to 59	7%	6%
60 to 64	6%	5%
65 to 69	5%	4%
70 to 74	6%	5%
75 to 79	7%	4%
80 to 84	5%	2%
85 and over	3%	2%

Three	Limited	Limited	Likely

Vodafone	Limited	Limited	Likely

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Crime month by month
Month	Crimes here	Per 1,000 here	Per 1,000 across Colchester
December 2025	4	3.47	7.06
January 2026	7	6.08	7.32
February 2026	0	0	7.37
March 2026	2	1.74	8.6
April 2026	3	2.6	8.1
May 2026	5	4.34	8.4
June 2026	5	4.34	8.98
July 2026	6	5.21	10.06
August 2026	8	6.94	8.79
September 2026	2	1.74	8.76

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Homes sold nearby
Price	Home	Sold	Distance
£480,500	Semi-detached · resale · 151 m²	16 Sept 2026	560 m
£311,000	Detached · resale · 75 m²	10 Sept 2026	0.6 miles
£300,000	Detached · resale · 79 m²	8 Sept 2026	120 m
£261,000	Semi-detached · resale · 67 m²	21 Aug 2026	430 m
£275,000	Semi-detached · resale · 74 m²	21 Aug 2026	80 m
£285,000	Semi-detached · resale · 76 m²	21 Aug 2026	570 m
£290,000	Semi-detached · resale · 69 m²	17 Aug 2026	230 m
£410,000	Semi-detached · resale · 87 m²	7 Aug 2026	1000 m
£290,000	Semi-detached · resale · 67 m²	7 Aug 2026	140 m
£300,000	Detached · resale · 59 m²	7 Aug 2026	110 m
£252,500	Terraced · resale · 50 m²	23 Jul 2026	610 m
£400,000	Detached · resale · 73 m²	23 Jul 2026	640 m
£335,000	Semi-detached · resale · 108 m²	21 Jul 2026	920 m
£163,000	Terraced · resale · 38 m²	30 Jun 2026	150 m
£320,000	Detached · resale · 55 m²	29 Jun 2026	50 m
£370,000	Semi-detached · resale · 73 m²	19 Jun 2026	310 m
£277,500	Semi-detached · resale · 80 m²	5 Jun 2026	890 m
£285,000	Semi-detached · resale · 80 m²	5 Jun 2026	810 m
£230,000	Semi-detached · resale · 67 m²	21 May 2026	430 m
£294,000	Semi-detached · resale · 79 m²	15 May 2026	820 m
£265,500	Terraced · resale · 76 m²	15 May 2026	840 m
£260,000	Semi-detached · resale · 52 m²	15 May 2026	180 m
£330,000	Semi-detached · resale · 74 m²	15 May 2026	80 m
£330,000	Detached · resale · 83 m²	8 May 2026	240 m
£134,000	Flat · resale · 49 m²	17 Apr 2026	530 m
£315,000	Terraced · resale · 85 m²	1 Apr 2026	950 m
£285,000	Semi-detached · resale · 69 m²	26 Mar 2026	210 m
£290,000	Semi-detached · resale · 76 m²	26 Mar 2026	690 m
£266,000	Terraced · resale · 59 m²	26 Mar 2026	130 m
£395,000	Detached · resale · 77 m²	9 Mar 2026	1000 m
£292,500	Semi-detached · resale · 65 m²	4 Mar 2026	130 m
£315,000	Terraced · resale · 113 m²	27 Feb 2026	940 m
£422,500	Detached · resale · 88 m²	16 Feb 2026	620 m
£265,000	Semi-detached · resale · 68 m²	28 Jan 2026	580 m
£300,000	Semi-detached · resale · 93 m²	27 Jan 2026	330 m
£265,000	Semi-detached · resale · 107 m²	19 Dec 2025	630 m
£330,000	Semi-detached · resale · 103 m²	18 Dec 2025	630 m
£438,000	Detached · resale · 107 m²	12 Dec 2025	1000 m
£278,000	Detached · resale · 99 m²	9 Dec 2025	940 m
£180,000	Terraced · resale · 48 m²	1 Dec 2025	40 m
£230,000	Terraced · resale · 59 m²	18 Nov 2025	250 m
£295,000	Semi-detached · resale · 102 m²	31 Oct 2025	120 m
£310,000	Semi-detached · resale · 95 m²	20 Oct 2025	860 m
£315,000	Semi-detached · resale · 83 m²	14 Oct 2025	450 m
£365,000	Terraced · resale · 87 m²	13 Oct 2025	940 m
£290,000	Detached · resale · 105 m²	10 Oct 2025	270 m
£290,000	Terraced · resale · 104 m²	10 Oct 2025	220 m
£350,000	Detached · resale · 81 m²	10 Oct 2025	880 m
£297,000	Semi-detached · resale · 114 m²	2 Oct 2025	120 m
£269,000	Terraced · resale · 58 m²	2 Oct 2025	120 m
£285,000	Semi-detached · resale · 60 m²	26 Sept 2025	400 m
£390,000	Semi-detached · resale · 117 m²	19 Sept 2025	410 m
£580,000	Detached · resale · 250 m²	19 Sept 2025	930 m
£355,000	Semi-detached · resale · 80 m²	5 Sept 2025	290 m
£450,000	Detached · resale · 148 m²	5 Sept 2025	610 m
£290,000	Semi-detached · resale · 30 m²	29 Aug 2025	230 m
£414,000	Detached · resale · 105 m²	28 Aug 2025	780 m
£135,000	Flat · resale · 44 m²	26 Aug 2025	530 m
£225,000	Flat · resale · 68 m²	22 Aug 2025	620 m
£305,000	Detached · resale · 93 m²	19 Aug 2025	220 m
£250,000	Terraced · resale · 54 m²	11 Aug 2025	40 m
£580,000	Detached · resale · 130 m²	6 Aug 2025	990 m
£225,000	Terraced · resale · 53 m²	1 Aug 2025	60 m
£264,000	Terraced · resale · 54 m²	21 Jul 2025	210 m
£343,000	Semi-detached · resale · 99 m²	18 Jul 2025	850 m
£318,000	Detached · resale · 58 m²	15 Jul 2025	810 m
£295,000	Semi-detached · resale · 72 m²	27 Jun 2025	250 m
£375,000	Semi-detached · resale · 106 m²	26 Jun 2025	200 m
£238,000	Terraced · resale · 56 m²	13 Jun 2025	40 m
£500,000	Detached · resale · 147 m²	12 Jun 2025	470 m
£327,500	Detached · resale · 84 m²	12 Jun 2025	950 m
£275,000	Semi-detached · resale · 76 m²	6 Jun 2025	880 m
£296,000	Terraced · resale · 73 m²	23 May 2025	770 m
£240,000	Semi-detached · resale · 59 m²	22 May 2025	190 m
£315,000	Detached · resale · 90 m²	14 May 2025	990 m
£285,000	Detached · resale · 79 m²	30 Apr 2025	940 m
£125,000	Flat · resale · 43 m²	24 Apr 2025	550 m
£270,000	Semi-detached · resale · 79 m²	4 Apr 2025	60 m
£320,000	Detached · resale · 84 m²	31 Mar 2025	190 m
£350,000	Semi-detached · resale · 102 m²	31 Mar 2025	160 m
£268,000	Terraced · resale · 53 m²	31 Mar 2025	140 m
£289,000	Semi-detached · resale · 70 m²	28 Mar 2025	990 m
£275,000	Semi-detached · resale · 96 m²	28 Mar 2025	860 m
£510,000	Detached · resale · 139 m²	28 Mar 2025	950 m
£280,000	Terraced · resale · 85 m²	27 Mar 2025	950 m
£245,000	Semi-detached · resale · 76 m²	27 Mar 2025	220 m
£205,000	Terraced · resale · 53 m²	21 Mar 2025	60 m
£322,500	Terraced · resale · 100 m²	14 Mar 2025	860 m
£270,000	Semi-detached · resale · 80 m²	14 Mar 2025	710 m
£90,000	Flat · resale · 25 m²	7 Mar 2025	160 m
£362,500	Terraced · resale · 100 m²	28 Feb 2025	920 m
£287,500	Semi-detached · resale · 62 m²	24 Feb 2025	260 m
£290,000	Semi-detached · resale · 87 m²	24 Feb 2025	770 m
£320,000	Detached · resale · 89 m²	21 Feb 2025	970 m
£560,000	Detached · resale · 143 m²	10 Feb 2025	920 m
£345,000	Semi-detached · resale · 104 m²	10 Feb 2025	760 m
£195,000	Terraced · resale · 58 m²	31 Jan 2025	720 m
£264,000	Semi-detached · resale · 69 m²	20 Jan 2025	100 m
£315,000	Detached · resale · 72 m²	17 Jan 2025	750 m
£285,000	Semi-detached · resale · 81 m²	6 Jan 2025	160 m
£355,000	Semi-detached · resale · 96 m²	6 Jan 2025	930 m
£255,000	Semi-detached · resale · 54 m²	19 Dec 2024	180 m
£175,000	Semi-detached · resale · 73 m²	17 Dec 2024	960 m
£395,000	Semi-detached · resale · 107 m²	12 Dec 2024	870 m
£250,000	Terraced · resale · 54 m²	6 Dec 2024	70 m
£190,000	Semi-detached · resale · 39 m²	4 Dec 2024	150 m
£245,000	Semi-detached · resale · 82 m²	22 Nov 2024	420 m
£260,000	Semi-detached · resale · 55 m²	21 Nov 2024	400 m
£341,500	Detached · resale · 76 m²	21 Nov 2024	870 m

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