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6,161 people · median £227,568 · Colchester
More affordable than mostHigh wellbeing
Colchester Council · Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition 30/51 seats · 59% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £227,568, up 30% over five years. That's about 8.4× local earnings — around the 9.4× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 52 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£227,568
5-year change+30%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.4× · five-year average 9.4×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Colchester17%
Of the homes across Colchester that sold again within five years, 17% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.9%).
By property type
Detached houses0%
Semi-detached houses3.1%
Terraced houses1.9%
Flats19.2%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new23.3%
Bought second-hand14.4%
Overall
Typical resale gain+16% · ~6.9-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,083 resale pairs) across Colchester — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership44%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,241
Colchester City Council£231
Essex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,642
Police & Crime Commissioner£275
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,494
Band B£1,743
Band C£1,992
Band D (baseline)£2,241
Band E£2,739
Band F£3,237
Band G£3,735
Band H£4,482
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£2,879 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in CO1 1 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peters Street | £123,950 | 399 | -4.4% |
| Claremont Heights | £70,000 | 392 | +9.7% |
| Clarendon Way | £139,950 | 363 | +10.4% |
| Victoria Chase | £89,500 | 327 | -6.3% |
| Cowdray Avenue | £154,248 | 260 | +17.6% |
| Albert Street | £125,000 | 203 | +10.6% |
| Castle Road | £250,000 | 150 | -2.7% |
| Roman Road | £188,750 | 132 | +1.6% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Colchester how CO1 1 compares · from Colchester
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Shrub End +36.5%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrub End | £292,000 | +36.5% | 345 |
| West Mersea | £452,000 | +29.9% | 333 |
| Hythe | £215,500 | +27.3% | 294 |
| St John's | £325,000 | +27.2% | 249 |
| Myland | £295,000 | +24% | 345 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in CO1 1 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13, Claremont Heights | Flat | 1 | D | £120,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 18 Catchpool Road | Terraced | 4+ | B | £475,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 342, Cowdray Avenue | Terraced | 2 | D | £257,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 1a Head Street | Other | — | — | £900,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 18 Albert Street | Terraced | 2 | C | £265,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 77 Barcro Square | Flat | 2 | B | £154,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 11 Stuart House St. Peters Street | Flat | 2 | C | £155,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 14 Kings Meadow Road | Detached | 4+ | D | £460,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 11 BELLE VUE ROAD COLCHESTER | Terraced | 2 | C | £230,000 | Jul 2026 |
| The Old Exchange, 64 West Stockwell Street | Other | — | — | £825,000 | Jul 2026 |
272 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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