UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/colchester
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in Colchester
Homes in Colchester sold for a median of £325,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 5,158 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £349,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,741 | £450,000 | £378,000 to £563,000 | £4,147/m²from 72 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,536 | £325,000 | £290,000 to £370,000 | £3,748/m²from 58 sales |
| Terraced | 1,092 | £273,500 | £241,000 to £315,000 | £3,641/m²from 35 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 789 | £175,000 | £145,000 to £205,000 | £2,696/m²from 26 sales |
Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in Colchester, at 34% and 30% of sales.
Postcode districts in Colchester
The dearest district was CO6 (Colchester), at £400,000, and the cheapest was CO1 (mostly Castle ward), at £235,000.
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- CO6Colchester, 832 salesMedian price £400,000Price per square metre £4,033Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- CO5Colchester, 1,008 salesMedian price £385,000Price per square metre £3,819Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- CO3Colchester, 979 salesMedian price £352,500Price per square metre £3,911Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- CO4Colchester, 1,254 salesMedian price £325,000Price per square metre £3,851Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- CO2Colchester, 943 salesMedian price £285,000Price per square metre £3,564Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- CO1Colchester, 482 salesMedian price £235,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +7%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median held or rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in CO1 (mostly Castle ward), up 7%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Elizabeth Drive, Tiptree (CO5)34 sales
- Bergholt Road, Colchester (CO4)29 sales
- James Ward Road, Colchester (CO2)24 sales
- Maigold Avenue, Colchester (CO4)24 sales
- Chinook, Highwoods (CO4)21 sales
- Harwich Road, Colchester (CO4)20 sales
- Ipswich Road, Colchester (CO4)20 sales
- Clarendon Way, Colchester (CO1)19 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Feering Hill, Feering (CO5, £670,000), Sanderling Approach, West Mersea (CO5, detached houses, £595,000) and Fairhaven Avenue, West Mersea (CO5, £525,000).
The cheapest were St Marys Fields, Colchester (CO3, flats, £125,000), St Peters Street, Colchester (CO1, flats, £152,500) and George Williams Way, Colchester (CO1, flats, £165,000).
Prices over time
The median rose 38%, from £238,500 in 2016 to £330,000 in 2025, close to the 36% rise across the East of England as a whole.
Living in Colchester
Crime
88 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 68 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
84% of homes can get it
Lower than 72 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
under 1% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 85 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,283 a year in Colchester for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 83 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the East of England
Median sale price of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Colchester and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Bedford£349,000
- Braintree£345,000
- Southend-on-Sea£345,000
- Stevenage£344,000
- East Cambridgeshire£340,000
- Harlow£335,000
- Babergh£330,000
- Colchester, this council area£325,000
- Huntingdonshire£321,000
- Mid Suffolk£315,500
- Luton£315,000
- Broadland£308,000
- North Norfolk£300,000
- South Norfolk£300,000
- West Suffolk£290,000
About these figures
Colchester's figures come from 5,158 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 6 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Colchester, so their sales add up to 5,498 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 6% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.