— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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5,809 people · median £337,500 · Colchester
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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 £337,500, up 28.7% over five years. That's about 8.4× local earnings — around the 9.4× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 43 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£337,500
5-year change+28.7%
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 ownership77%
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
£3,237 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 CO3 9 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Road | £207,000 | 419 | -7.8% |
| Collingwood Road | £138,500 | 214 | +10.2% |
| Halstead Road | £129,995 | 185 | +7.8% |
| Newcastle Avenue | £185,000 | 115 | — |
| Dugard Avenue | £190,000 | 97 | +15.8% |
| London Road | £151,000 | 88 | — |
| Twining Road | £175,000 | 87 | — |
| King Coel Road | £150,000 | 83 | +30% |
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 CO3 9 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 CO3 9 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Clara Reeve Close | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £380,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 4 De Burgh Road | Terraced | 3 | C | £315,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 7 Porter Drive | Semi-detached | 3 | B | £412,500 | Sep 2026 |
| 21 Keymer Way | Terraced | 2 | D | £310,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 136 Collingwood Road | Terraced | 2 | D | £250,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 137 Straight Road | Detached | 4+ | C | £745,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 364 Straight Road | Detached | 4+ | C | £295,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 11 Lexden Place Halstead Road | Flat | 2 | D | £174,500 | Aug 2026 |
| 44 Halstead Road | Semi-detached | 3 | E | £320,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 1 Switchman Drive | Detached | 4+ | B | £690,000 | Jul 2026 |
152 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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