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The Haywain

Colchester, Essex, England

Mapped street Green-space proximity 42/100 Transport proximity 40/100 Risk indicators: Low Low confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 45/100; transport-stop proximity 40/100; daily amenities 30/100; flood mapping 90/100; green-space proximity 42/100. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.

Compare Profile Scores

Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.

Highest profile: FamiliesFair

Available components: area-safety proxy 45/100; family indicators 80/100; green-space proximity 42/100; daily amenities 30/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

Families
Fair

Available components: area-safety proxy 45/100; family indicators 80/100; green-space proximity 42/100; daily amenities 30/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Young Professionals
Low

Available components: transport-stop proximity 40/100; amenity proximity 45/100; daily amenities 30/100; market proxy 50/100. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Investors
Low

Available components: liquidity proxy 30/100; market proxy 50/100. Data unavailable: sale price. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transaction activity 50%, Market 50%; no return forecast. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Retirees
Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 45/100; green-space proximity 42/100; daily amenities 30/100; amenity proximity 45/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

First-time Buyers
Low

Available components: transport-stop proximity 40/100; daily amenities 30/100; area-safety proxy 45/100. Data unavailable: sale price. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

49
Liveability Score
Indicative · relative within Colchester
Top 41% in ColchesterTop 42% nationally
Low confidence Based on only 1 transaction — median not shown, 5 data sources

Flood mapping

The mapped street point is classified as Zone 1 in the Environment Agency planning dataset. This covers river and sea flooding; it does not assess every property or surface-water risk.

Dataset revision: 2026-05-20. This is the dataset revision date, not a property inspection date.

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How Life Works Here

The Haywain is located in Colchester, Essex. The associated LSOA area has 132 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 12 of the 12 selected months. These are area counts, not street-level incidents or population-adjusted rates; they do not establish a comparison with local or national averages. No nearby amenity records are available in this extract. Recorded nearby transport modes: bus. The nearest mapped stop (Barley Way) is 106m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The price sample is too small to publish a median; at least eight recorded transactions are required. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,613; owner-occupied homes 28.6%; social housing 14.8%; retired population 30.3%; average household size 2.3. There are 7 schools within 2 km, 6 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. 2 are rated Outstanding. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 251m away. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The highest available weighted profile is families at 54/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 49/100. Its recorded district percentile is 59. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.

Nearby Services (5 km)

Score Breakdown

Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.

Safety (area) Fair (45)

police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted

Daily Access Low (30)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Low (40)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Low (42)

OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality

Market Value Fair (50)

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Excellent (80)

GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators

Amenity proximity Fair (45)

Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment

Energy Data unavailable

EPC Register — awaiting public API access

Flood Risk Excellent (90)

English Environment Agency planning zones; Welsh NRW categories are shown separately

Property Market

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Median not shown (1 sale)
1
Transactions (2022–2022)

Detached | Freehold | Transactions: Small transaction sample

Source release: 2026-08-28; registrations received through 2026-07-31. Earlier periods can be revised by late registrations. Standard and additional transactions are included, so property mix can affect the median.

⚠ Based on only 1 transaction. Market data has low statistical confidence for this street.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence v3.0). Median comparisons use two full calendar years five years apart, with at least five sales in each. Different properties may have sold; this is not a house-price index or a prediction of returns.

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Public Services Nearby

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gyms & sports centres (2)

libraries (2)

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parks & green spaces (5)

schools (5)

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Transport Links

Barley Way bus_stop106m
Rogation Close bus_stop124m
Oatfield Close bus_stop288m

Similar Streets

Compared within this district using at least four shared score dimensions. Missing indicators are excluded.

Data Transparency

5 open data sources
57% data uniqueness
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  • OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
  • HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
  • police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
  • DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
  • Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
  • ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0

All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees. Limited data available for this street — interpret scores with caution.

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