CO2Colchester, England

House prices in CO2, Colchester

Homes in CO2 sold for a median of £285,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 943 standard sales.

That is 12% below the £325,000 median for the Colchester council area.

Median sale price£285,000943 standard sales
Middle half of prices£230,000 to £350,000
Against the Colchester council area12% belowColchester median £325,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in CO2, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached193£405,500£350,000 to £510,000Too few
Semi-detached272£320,000£285,000 to £352,000Too few
Terraced287£267,000£243,000 to £297,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes191£175,000£143,000 to £210,000Too few

Only 36 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Terraced houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 30% and 29% of sales.

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Where prices are higher in CO2

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in CO2 0, around Layer de La Haye, with a median of £400,000, and lowest in CO2 7, around Colchester, at £257,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in CO2 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 127 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in CO2, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
CO2 0EB£705,0004
CO2 0JY£660,0004
CO2 0FA£657,5004
CO2 0JJ£650,0007
CO2 0PR£617,5004
CO2 7UX£537,5003
CO2 9SA£527,5003
CO2 0NH£525,0003
CO2 0DT£475,0003
CO2 9RR£470,0003
CO2 9SD£459,0003
CO2 9PT£417,5004
CO2 0JR£400,0003
CO2 8BH£387,5006
CO2 0JP£385,0003
CO2 0FF£382,5004
CO2 9RX£380,0005
CO2 7FQ£368,5003
CO2 8AR£364,0005
CO2 7US£362,5008
CO2 9GS£356,0004
CO2 9GJ£355,0003
CO2 8WR£354,0006
CO2 8WZ£350,0003
CO2 9FX£348,0003
CO2 9AE£345,0003
CO2 8XQ£341,0006
CO2 9FH£341,0004
CO2 9RU£340,50014
CO2 7FW£340,0006
CO2 8PX£340,0003
CO2 9RT£337,50023
CO2 7GH£331,5004
CO2 8BT£330,0003
CO2 9PN£329,5004
CO2 8BB£329,0005
CO2 0AH£325,0003
CO2 8AG£325,0003
CO2 9FY£325,0005
CO2 7GR£324,0008
CO2 7PG£320,0005
CO2 9GQ£320,0003
CO2 7FJ£316,0003
CO2 8DE£312,5005
CO2 7LL£307,0004
CO2 8BS£304,5004
CO2 9NX£302,00012
CO2 8BY£301,0003
CO2 9GP£300,0004
CO2 9RW£300,0005
CO2 8UP£298,5004
CO2 0AL£295,0003
CO2 7QY£291,0003
CO2 7RE£290,0003
CO2 8UB£289,0004
CO2 7FR£285,5003
CO2 7FU£285,0003
CO2 8EH£280,0003
CO2 9RF£280,0003
CO2 8QF£277,5004
CO2 8BD£276,5004
CO2 7NW£276,0003
CO2 0BH£275,0003
CO2 8DS£275,0003
CO2 8NB£275,0003
CO2 8UG£275,0003
CO2 8UN£275,0005
CO2 7GS£272,5003
CO2 0AZ£270,0003
CO2 7TU£270,0003
CO2 8RH£270,0003
CO2 7PH£267,5003
CO2 8UQ£267,5005
CO2 7LR£261,5004
CO2 8BP£261,0004
CO2 7RP£260,0003
CO2 8TQ£258,0004
CO2 8YG£255,0003
CO2 9HT£255,0003
CO2 8WL£253,0005
CO2 7LH£250,5005
CO2 7BH£250,0003
CO2 7EH£250,0005
CO2 7LP£250,0004
CO2 7RX£250,0003
CO2 8UY£250,0003
CO2 8XF£249,0006
CO2 7RZ£248,0003
CO2 7RR£245,5004
CO2 8RG£245,0004
CO2 7WE£244,0006
CO2 7BG£240,0003
CO2 7LS£240,0004
CO2 7SB£240,0005
CO2 7SD£240,0005
CO2 7BS£236,0003
CO2 8UX£235,0007
CO2 9FE£235,0005
CO2 7RU£227,5008
CO2 8BQ£226,5004
CO2 7GP£226,0003
CO2 7FF£225,0005
CO2 7RY£225,0003
CO2 8BX£225,0005
CO2 8XG£220,5006
CO2 7FG£220,0005
CO2 7NT£220,0008
CO2 7NU£220,0007
CO2 7BJ£215,0004
CO2 7LX£215,0003
CO2 9JP£212,0004
CO2 7AX£208,0003
CO2 8HZ£207,5004
CO2 7EN£195,0003
CO2 7AP£194,5004
CO2 9JX£193,5003
CO2 9PU£193,0007
CO2 8XZ£190,0003
CO2 9QQ£185,0003
CO2 8WW£181,5006
CO2 8WJ£176,5006
CO2 8JD£156,0004
CO2 8RQ£150,0003
CO2 8HU£149,0005
CO2 7TG£148,0003
CO2 8YD£140,0003
CO2 8DY£137,5004

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £205,000
  2. 2017: £219,000
  3. 2018: £230,000
  4. 2019: £228,000
  5. 2020: £235,000
  6. 2021: £250,000
  7. 2022: £275,000
  8. 2023: £290,000
  9. 2024: £281,000
  10. 2025: £297,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £275,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 45%, from £205,000 in 2016 to £297,000 in 2025, more than the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.

Sales picked up in 2025: 550 standard sales in CO2, 23% more than the 447 in 2024.

Postcode districts in the Colchester council area

Median sale price of the 6 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. CO2 is the second cheapest.

  1. CO6 Colchester£400,000
  2. CO5 Colchester£385,000
  3. CO3 Colchester£352,500
  4. CO4 Colchester£325,000
  5. CO2 Colchester, this district£285,000
  6. CO1 Colchester£235,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in CO2, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A60.6%, England and Wales 0.4%
B717.0%, England and Wales 4.8%
C61560.5%, England and Wales 46.9%
D27126.7%, England and Wales 38.1%
E393.8%, England and Wales 7.3%
F121.2%, England and Wales 1.9%
G20.2%, England and Wales 0.6%

68% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in CO2, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900323.1%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 1929717.0%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194911611.4%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196618017.7%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198217517.2%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 199511010.8%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201118117.8%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later15114.9%, England and Wales 5.7%

33% of homes put up for sale were built in 1996 or later, against 18% across England and Wales.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of CO2, from the sales in CO2, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Marks Tey and Layer 78 sales£495,000
  2. Shrub End 251 sales£320,000
  3. Berechurch 264 sales£288,500
  4. Old Heath and The Hythe 181 sales£275,000
  5. New Town and Christ Church 186 sales£247,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £101,000 for a flat on Quayside Drive to £375,000 for a semi-detached house on Winstree Close.

The latest standard sales recorded in CO2. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 5, Whittle House Cavalry RoadSold for £195,000CO2 7FBSold on 18 Sep 2026Flat
  2. 29 Travers RoadSold for £308,000CO2 9FHSold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 5 Woodfield EndSold for £335,000CO2 0LLSold on 18 Sep 2026Terraced
  4. 5 Garrison ParadeSold for £320,000CO2 7GJSold on 17 Sep 2026Terraced
  5. 7 Thracian CloseSold for £310,000CO2 9RNSold on 17 Sep 2026Detached
  6. 75 Pownall CrescentSold for £255,000CO2 7RFSold on 17 Sep 2026Terraced
  7. 297 Quayside DriveSold for £101,000CO2 8GQSold on 16 Sep 2026Flat
  8. 5 Winstree CloseSold for £375,000CO2 0JRSold on 15 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  9. 17 ClearwaterSold for £120,000CO2 8BUSold on 14 Sep 2026Flat
  10. 7 Bell CloseSold for £255,000CO2 8EPSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • James Ward Road, Colchester£338,50024 sales
  • Old Heath Road, Colchester£327,50016 sales
  • Londinium Road, Colchester£220,00015 sales
  • Canterbury Road, Colchester£242,50014 sales
  • Clerke Chase, Colchester£340,50014 sales

Living in CO2

Crime

80 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Higher than 65 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

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

Across its postcodes, an average of 90% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.

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.

About these figures

The figures come from 943 standard sales in CO2 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 20% were flats.

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.