Colchester, Essex · CO3
Victoria Road, Lexden
Asking price
Forming part of a grand villa is this distinguished and exceptionally handsome double-fronted five-bedroom Victorian family home exuding timeless elegance and architectural grandeur. The property comes with no chain.
The home, in the agent’s words
- Five bedroom Victorian family home - 3360sqft
- Dual aspect sitting room
- Orangary
- Dual aspect dining room
- Study
- Kitchen with pantry and utilty
- Large cellar with internal and external access
- Family bathroom with shower
- South facing garden
- Off road parking for up to six cars
Read the full agent description
Presented to the market for the first time for over 43 years this remarkable residence represents a truly rare acquisition opportunity. Rich in period charm and potential, the property invites sympathetic enhancement to create an outstanding home of distinction.
What's Nearby
Colchester is a thriving ‘new’ city set in North Essex, bordering Suffolk which is only a few miles away. The town boasts nationally acclaimed Grammar schools, fast and speedy links to London in less than an hour, and a thriving town centre, as well as first class out of town retail centres. The lovely Colne valley is within 15 minutes’ drive of the centre, and the towns of Suffolk are a mere twenty minutes’ drive from the town. Mersea Island, Brightlingsea, and Frinton, all stunning coastal destinations are within half an hour’s drive of the town, and Suffolk’s resorts of Aldeburgh and Southwold within an hour.
Colchester City with shops and restaurants – walking distance
Schools
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Colchester Royal Grammar School, Colchester Girls High, St Mary’s, Philip Morant, St Benedicts, Oxford House, Colchester High School, Hamilton Road Primary, Prettygate Primary – all walking distance.
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Holmwood House - 0.5 miles
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Bus stop to Ipswich school, Gosfield, Royal Hospital, St Joseph’s College and Ipswich School - all leave from within 0.5 of a mile from the house
Colchester North and Town Stations – 1.2 miles (London Liverpool Street 50 mins)
Mercury Theatre and cinemas – walking distance
Hilly Fields Nature Reserve – walking distance
Lexden Park Nature Reserve – walking distance
A feel for the area
Connected for everyday life
100%of homes in the postcode can access 100+ Mbps broadband.
Available speed bands
- 30+ Mbps
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Getting about
0.9 milesto Colchester Town Rail Station
Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026Background air quality
- Fine particles · PM₂.₅
- 7.2 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · well within the UK legal limit
- Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
- 9.4 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline
Annual background levels. For scale: the WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM₂.₅ and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40. Lower is better; this is a 1 km model, not a reading at the door.
Defra · 2024 annual model · 1 km areaLocal information is approximate. Distances are straight-line estimates from the available location. Broadband describes postcode coverage, not the speed or service available at this home; check the address with a provider. Air quality is a modelled annual background estimate.
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