— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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14,010 people · median £262,000 · Colchester
High wellbeingMore affordable than most
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 £262,000, up 18.9% over five years. That's about 8.4× local earnings — around the 9.4× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 · 100 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£262,000
5-year change+18.9%
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 ownership53%
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
£2,702 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 CO2 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quayside Drive | £135,300 | 415 | -12.7% |
| Friday Wood Green | £98,500 | 394 | +19.5% |
| Old Heath Road | £160,000 | 334 | +25% |
| Lethe Grove | £96,250 | 238 | +88% |
| Adelaide Drive | £130,000 | 206 | +8.6% |
| Mersea Road | £173,250 | 206 | +21.3% |
| Albany Gardens | £159,612 | 203 | -11% |
| Caelum Drive | £135,000 | 201 | -18.9% |
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 CO2 8 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 CO2 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297 Quayside Drive | Flat | 1 | C | £101,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 17 CLEARWATER COLCHESTER | Flat | 1 | D | £120,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 7 Bell Close | Terraced | 3 | C | £255,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 9 Queen Elizabeth Way | Terraced | 3 | C | £280,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 3 Melbourne Chase | Detached | 4+ | D | £355,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 103 John Mace Road | Flat | 2 | C | £220,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 171 Friday Wood Green | Detached | 3 | C | £300,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 197 Friday Wood Green | Semi-detached | 1 | C | £192,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 304 Old Heath Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £305,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 6, Richard Day Walk | Terraced | 4+ | C | £326,500 | Aug 2026 |
366 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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