Colchester

Last updated July 2026

Area Overview

Colchester contains 9 postcode districts comprising a total of 130,349 properties.

The average property price in Colchester is £373,754 which has decreased by 1.0% over the last twelve months. During this time rental prices have increased by 2.7% for an average rental price of £1,588 per calendar month.

Ave. Sale Price: £373,754
10 Year change: up 25.7%
Ave. Rental Price: £1,588pcm
10 Year change: up 58.0%
Properties: 130,349
Ave. Gross Yield: 5.1%/year/yr

Prices last updated July 2026.

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House prices in Colchester have fallen, with Stanway, Colchester, CO3 holding up best at 0.4% down over the last 12 months. In the lettings market, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 is the biggest winner at 3.1% growth over the year.

Stanway, Colchester, CO3
5,418 Properties
£338.6k0.4%
Fordham Heath, Colchester, CO3
502 Properties
£378.0k0.5%
Langham, Colchester, CO4
484 Properties
£525.5k0.7%
Boxted, Colchester, CO4
617 Properties
£451.9k0.7%
Highwoods, Colchester, CO4
2,847 Properties
£298.9k0.7%
Mile End, Colchester, CO4
609 Properties
£347.0k0.7%
Birch, Colchester, CO2
315 Properties
£428.8k0.7%
Layer-De-La-Haye, Colchester, CO2
757 Properties
£491.4k0.8%
Dedham, Colchester, CO7
917 Properties
£556.1k1.0%
Layer Marney, Colchester, CO5
100 Properties
£494.7k1.1%
Great Bromley, Colchester, CO7
473 Properties
£486.0k1.1%
Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5
1,175 Properties
£329.6k1.1%
Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5
230 Properties
£485.0k1.2%
Abberton, Colchester, CO5
209 Properties
£443.5k1.2%
Fingringhoe, Colchester, CO5
349 Properties
£533.0k1.2%
West Mersea, Colchester, CO5
3,789 Properties
£440.2k1.2%
Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6
1,124 Properties
£346.5k1.3%
Peldon, Colchester, CO5
242 Properties
£506.7k1.3%
Chappel, Colchester, CO6
231 Properties
£487.1k1.4%
Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6
359 Properties
£436.4k1.4%
West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6
1,453 Properties
£445.0k1.4%
Great Tey, Colchester, CO6
360 Properties
£442.6k1.4%
Nayland, Colchester, CO6
576 Properties
£517.1k1.4%
Copford, Colchester, CO6
667 Properties
£489.4k1.4%
Aldham, Colchester, CO6
225 Properties
£486.7k1.5%
Wakes Colne, Colchester, CO6
256 Properties
£572.1k1.5%
Wormingford, Colchester, CO6
192 Properties
£529.3k1.5%

Sales Prices

The average sale price in Colchester is £373,754 and prices range from £235,985 in CO1 to £481,635 in CO8.

House prices in Colchester have increased by 25.7% over the last ten years.

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Period	Year on Year	Average Price
June 2026	-1%	£373,754
June 2025	1%	£377,480
June 2024	-2.4%	£373,691
June 2023	0.8%	£382,731
June 2022	9.3%	£379,712
June 2021	7%	£347,324
June 2020	0.6%	£324,617
June 2019	-0.1%	£322,722
June 2018	0.8%	£323,111
June 2017	7.8%	£320,411
June 2016	0%	£297,305

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Rental Prices

The average rental price in Colchester is £1,588 and prices range from £1,243 in CO1 to £1,852 in CO3.

Rental prices in Colchester have increased by 58% over the last ten years.

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Period	Year on Year	Average Price
June 2026	2.7%	£1,588pcm
June 2025	5.3%	£1,547pcm
June 2024	5.9%	£1,469pcm
June 2023	6.9%	£1,387pcm
June 2022	10.3%	£1,297pcm
June 2021	8.1%	£1,176pcm
June 2020	2.1%	£1,087pcm
June 2019	0.6%	£1,065pcm
June 2018	1.4%	£1,059pcm
June 2017	3.9%	£1,044pcm
June 2016	0%	£1,005pcm

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Postcode Districts

Colchester contains 9 postcode districts, comprising a total of 130,349 properties.

Ranked by sale price change over the last 12 months, the districts are led by CO1 - Colchester, where the average sale price has fallen 0.1% to £227,499, with rents up 2.8% to £1,217 per month. At the foot of the table sits CM9 - Maldon, where values have fallen 1.7% to £399,746, with rents up 3.0% to £1,815 per month.

CO1 - Colchester
9,883 Properties
£227.5k0.1%
CO3 - Lexden
14,884 Properties
£373.5k0.2%
CO2 - Old Heath
18,757 Properties
£273.8k0.4%
CO4 - Greenstead
23,770 Properties
£302.7k0.5%
CO7 - Brightlingsea
17,531 Properties
£390.8k0.8%
CO6 - Coggeshall
13,309 Properties
£446.2k1.1%
CO5 - Tiptree
14,335 Properties
£421.4k1.2%
CO8 - Bures
1,086 Properties
£485.6k1.5%
CM9 - Maldon
16,809 Properties
£399.7k1.7%

Most Recently Sold Properties

The latest HM Land Registry sales for Colchester. Data is published monthly and sales can take weeks to register, so the newest may not appear yet.

Sold 27 May 2026£207,500 | 3 Bed House8, Cromwell Road, Colchester, CO2 7EN8, Cromwell Road, Colchester, CO2 7EN
Sold 22 May 2026£190,000 | 2 Bed Flat44, Axial Drive, Colchester, CO4 5RY44, Axial Drive, Colchester, CO4 5RY
Sold 22 May 2026£170,000 | 2 Bed Flat14, Oxton Close, Colchester, CO5 7JJ14, Oxton Close, Colchester, CO5 7JJ
Sold 22 May 2026£285,000 | 3 Bed House9, Carolina Way, Colchester, CO5 0DW9, Carolina Way, Colchester, CO5 0DW
Sold 22 May 2026£360,000 | 4 Bed House12, Pownall Crescent, Colchester, CO2 7RG12, Pownall Crescent, Colchester, CO2 7RG
Sold 21 May 2026£120,000 | 3 Bed Flat109, Gardenia Walk, Colchester, CO4 3QQ109, Gardenia Walk, Colchester, CO4 3QQ
Sold 21 May 2026£192,000 | 2 Bed Flat110, Hakewill Way, Colchester, CO4 5FY110, Hakewill Way, Colchester, CO4 5FY
Sold 21 May 2026£530,000 | 5 Bed House60, Bergholt Road, Colchester, CO4 5AE60, Bergholt Road, Colchester, CO4 5AE
Sold 21 May 2026£475,000 | 4 Bed House2, Ivy Grove, Colchester, CO5 9GH2, Ivy Grove, Colchester, CO5 9GH
Sold 21 May 2026£326,000 | 3 Bed House25, Old Heath Road, Colchester, CO1 2ES25, Old Heath Road, Colchester, CO1 2ES
Sold 20 May 2026£200,000 | 4 Bed House12, Carolina Way, Colchester, CO5 0DW12, Carolina Way, Colchester, CO5 0DW
Sold 19 May 2026£355,000 | 3 Bed House18, The Paddocks, Bures, CO8 5DF18, The Paddocks, Bures, CO8 5DF
Sold 19 May 2026£380,000 | 3 Bed House2 Hillside Cottages, Meeting Lane, Colchester, CO5 8TE2 Hillside Cottages, Meeting Lane, Colchester, CO5 8TE
Sold 19 May 2026£163,000 | 2 Bed Flat83, George Williams Way, Colchester, CO1 2JP83, George Williams Way, Colchester, CO1 2JP
Sold 19 May 2026£250,000 | 3 Bed House15, Montbretia Close, Colchester, CO3 0RB15, Montbretia Close, Colchester, CO3 0RB
Sold 19 May 2026£383,000 | 4 Bed House2, Marram Close, Colchester, CO3 0PJ2, Marram Close, Colchester, CO3 0PJ
Sold 18 May 2026£340,000 | 3 Bed House17, Bramley Close, Colchester, CO7 8EL17, Bramley Close, Colchester, CO7 8EL
Sold 18 May 2026£145,000 | 2 Bed Flat54, Chapman Place, Colchester, CO4 5ZJ54, Chapman Place, Colchester, CO4 5ZJ
Sold 18 May 2026£280,000 | 2 Bed House4, Brookside Close, Colchester, CO2 7LZ4, Brookside Close, Colchester, CO2 7LZ
Sold 18 May 2026£250,000 | 3 Bed House79, Lethe Grove, Colchester, CO2 8RQ79, Lethe Grove, Colchester, CO2 8RQ
Sold 18 May 2026£282,500 | 3 Bed House99, John Mace Road, Colchester, CO2 8WW99, John Mace Road, Colchester, CO2 8WW
Sold 18 May 2026£300,000 | 3 Bed House17, Penguin Parade, Colchester, CO3 8BU17, Penguin Parade, Colchester, CO3 8BU
Sold 15 May 2026£330,000 | 3 Bed House33, Mede Way, Colchester, CO7 9HW33, Mede Way, Colchester, CO7 9HW
Sold 15 May 2026£260,000 | 2 Bed House6, Paddock Way, Colchester, CO7 9HL6, Paddock Way, Colchester, CO7 9HL
Sold 15 May 2026£435,000 | 5 Bed House1, Longridge, Colchester, CO4 3FD1, Longridge, Colchester, CO4 3FD
Sold 15 May 2026£325,000 | 2 Bed Flat60, Cambie Crescent, Colchester, CO4 5DW60, Cambie Crescent, Colchester, CO4 5DW
Sold 15 May 2026£435,000 | 4 Bed House89, Colchester Road, Colchester, CO6 2PP89, Colchester Road, Colchester, CO6 2PP
Sold 15 May 2026£317,750 | 3 Bed House4A, Brick Kiln Lane, Colchester, CO6 4EU4A, Brick Kiln Lane, Colchester, CO6 4EU
Sold 15 May 2026£467,000 | 3 Bed HousePine Ridge, Allendale Drive, Colchester, CO6 1BPPine Ridge, Allendale Drive, Colchester, CO6 1BP
Sold 15 May 2026£335,000 | 3 Bed House28, Honeybee Grove, Colchester, CO5 0UU28, Honeybee Grove, Colchester, CO5 0UU
Sold 15 May 2026£162,000 | 2 Bed Flat29 Abberton Grange, Layer Road, Colchester, CO5 7NL29 Abberton Grange, Layer Road, Colchester, CO5 7NL
Sold 15 May 2026£276,000 | 3 Bed House24, Emperor Road, Colchester, CO2 7NW24, Emperor Road, Colchester, CO2 7NW
Sold 15 May 2026£220,000 | 3 Bed Flat45, Lambeth Road, Colchester, CO2 7FG45, Lambeth Road, Colchester, CO2 7FG
Sold 15 May 2026£410,000 | 4 Bed House48, Corunna Drive, Colchester, CO2 9GJ48, Corunna Drive, Colchester, CO2 9GJ
Sold 15 May 2026£145,000 | 2 Bed Flat47, Hunting Gate, Colchester, CO1 2XE47, Hunting Gate, Colchester, CO1 2XE
Sold 15 May 2026£570,000 | 5 Bed House17, Wren Close, Colchester, CO3 8ZB17, Wren Close, Colchester, CO3 8ZB
Sold 15 May 2026£375,000 | 3 Bed House53, Cornflower Close, Colchester, CO3 0SE53, Cornflower Close, Colchester, CO3 0SE
Sold 14 May 2026£137,000 | 2 Bed Flat2 Fiddlers House, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF2 Fiddlers House, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0AF
Sold 14 May 2026£336,000 | 3 Bed House128, Tilkey Road, Colchester, CO6 1QN128, Tilkey Road, Colchester, CO6 1QN
Sold 14 May 2026£465,000 | 4 Bed House2, Old Church Lane, Colchester, CO6 3DT2, Old Church Lane, Colchester, CO6 3DT
Sold 14 May 2026£360,000 | 3 Bed House4, Lampon Close, Colchester, CO6 3FE4, Lampon Close, Colchester, CO6 3FE
Sold 14 May 2026£485,000 | 3 Bed HouseThe Cottage, Thorington Street, Colchester, CO6 4SNThe Cottage, Thorington Street, Colchester, CO6 4SN
Sold 14 May 2026£636,000 | 4 Bed HouseThe Manse, Chapel Lane, Colchester, CO6 3EFThe Manse, Chapel Lane, Colchester, CO6 3EF
Sold 14 May 2026£452,000 | 3 Bed House50, Fairhaven Avenue, Colchester, CO5 8BT50, Fairhaven Avenue, Colchester, CO5 8BT
Sold 14 May 2026£138,000 | 2 Bed Flat25, John Mace Road, Colchester, CO2 8WW25, John Mace Road, Colchester, CO2 8WW
Sold 14 May 2026£385,000 | 4 Bed House11, Moorhen Drift, Colchester, CO3 8AE11, Moorhen Drift, Colchester, CO3 8AE
Sold 14 May 2026£295,000 | 3 Bed House53, Harvey Crescent, Colchester, CO3 0QW53, Harvey Crescent, Colchester, CO3 0QW
Sold 13 May 2026£376,000 | 2 Bed HouseMoirae, Queensberry Avenue, Colchester, CO6 1YNMoirae, Queensberry Avenue, Colchester, CO6 1YN
Sold 12 May 2026£120,000 | 2 Bed House274, Chinook, Colchester, CO4 9UX274, Chinook, Colchester, CO4 9UX
Sold 12 May 2026£300,000 | 3 Bed House35, Booth Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3BA35, Booth Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3BA

Source: HM Land Registry (July 2026)

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