Shrub End
Shrub End neighbourhood data at a glance
Shrub End at a glance
- House prices
- £300,000
- Middle51st percentile
- Schools
- 66th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 39th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 89 per 1,000 residents
- Middle31st percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.3% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land15th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Shrub End a good place to live?
Shrub End has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Colchester below.
Best fit and trade-offs
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Crime rate in Shrub End
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 89 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 31st percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Shrub End
House prices
- Median sale price
- £300,000
- Percentile
- 51st percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 83 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Shrub End
Schools
66th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Shrub End
Flood risk
0.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.3% of the area. That is the 15th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Shrub End
Transport
39th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Shrub End a good place to live?
Shrub End has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Shrub End safe?
Shrub End ranks in the 31st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Shrub End?
The median sale price was £300,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 51st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Shrub End?
Schools rank in the 66th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Shrub End?
Nearby public profiles include Highwoods in Colchester and Kinson in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
