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On Morton Way, in Halstead East & Colnes
What it's like at CO9 2BH: every home that has sold on Morton Way since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Morton Way; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 7 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 3, Morton WayDetached | Oct 2025 | £410,000 | 111 m² | £3,694/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Morton WayDetached | Apr 1995 | £80,500 | 125 m² | £644/m² | 1 |
| 5, Morton WayDetached | Jun 2011 | £247,500 | 105 m² | £2,357/m² | 3 |
| 7, Morton WayDetached | Mar 2016 | £303,000 | 121 m² | £2,504/m² | 2 |
| 10, Morton WayDetached | Dec 2024 | £367,500 | 110 m² | £3,341/m² | 1 |
| 12, Morton WayDetached | Jan 2021 | £371,500 | 126 m² | £2,948/m² | 3 |
| 14, Morton WayDetached | Dec 2000 | £144,995 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Chappel & Wakes Colne, a drive away (8.1 km), with 33k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Bois Hall Gardens, 350 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 38, 89); 4 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 58 minutes away by public transport (32 by car).
Central London is 73 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 82% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Ramsey Academy, Halstead, 300 m away; Attainment 8: 39.3 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Colchester County High School for Girls (14.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 950 m away, with Hards closer still (800 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Elizabeth Courtauld Surgery (1.1 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, @The Courtyard is 4.9 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Colchester General Hospital, 15 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Halstead Leisure Centre is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Halstead Cricket Club the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 167 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 37% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 330 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Gosfield Lake Resort, 4.7 km away; for exercise, Halstead Leisure Centre Sports Hall (300 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Friars Meadow, River Stour, 12 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
17 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Braintree constituency: Sir James Cleverly MP (Conservative), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 3,670 (7.5%), turnout 63%. Vote shares: Conservative 36%, Labour 28%, Reform UK 23%, Liberal Democrat 6%.
5 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CO9 2BH →
For holidays, London Stansted is 31 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Morton Way in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Manningtree Beach, Stour Estuary · about 35 min
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On this street: 1 of 6 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.9% | 1.9% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 91.4% | 78.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 5.1% | 9.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.1% | 9.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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