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The average house price in Wivenhoe is £348,687 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 1.7%.

England / Essex / Colchester

Wivenhoe

£348,687

Average price, last 12 months

−1.7% in a year
OCT 2016£290kSEPT 2026£349k

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What can I buy with my budget in Wivenhoe?

With £350,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Wivenhoe.

£350,000

Wivenhoe

  • Flats

    £322,142

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £300,846

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £324,735

    In budget

  • Detached

    £430,073

    £80k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Wivenhoe?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Wivenhoe costs £1,744 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Wivenhoe

    £1,744

    a month

    Average price
    £348,687
    Deposit
    £34,869
    Mortgage
    £313,818
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £69,737

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £430,073

Semi-detached

  • £324,735

Terraced

  • £300,846

Flats

  • £322,142

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Wivenhoe

Mostly semi-detached houses

34%
40%
18%

How green is Wivenhoe?

Wivenhoe has 2 public parks among 17 green space sites. Green space covers 3.5% of the area: about 23 m² per resident, or 3.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Wivenhoe

    3.5%

    of the land is green space
    23 m² per resident, or 3.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    2 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Wivenhoe?

Wivenhoe has about 11 residents for every football pitch of land, or 3,896 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Wivenhoe
11 people per football pitch of land · 3,896 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Wivenhoe?

Prices in Wivenhoe were down on a year earlier in 49 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 1.7% on a year earlier.

Wivenhoe49 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    £348,687

Change over 1 year

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    −£6,046

Change over ~10 years

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    +£64,186

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    112

Number of postcodes

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    292

Households (Census 2021)

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    3,419

Household density

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    1,760 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    7,566

Population density

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    3,896 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    23 m² per resident · less than 62% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    3.5%

Public parks

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    2

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    47 per 1,000 · Typical

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    +12.6%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    2.8 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    8.3 µg/m³ · High

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    8.7 µg/m³ · Very High

Listed buildings

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    66

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    19.3 per 1,000 homes · more 56% of areas

Homes in a conservation area

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    14.1% · higher than 66% of areas

Peak month

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    FEB 2026 · £584,375

Most common price band

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    £300k – £400k · 35.4%

Detached average

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    £430,073

Semi-detached average

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    £324,735

Terraced average

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    £300,846

Flats average

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    £322,142

Detached share of sales

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    34.0%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    39.9%

Terraced share of sales

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    18.1%

Flats share of sales

  • Wivenhoe

    England / Essex / Colchester / Wivenhoe

    8.1%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and conservation areas from Historic England, planning.data.gov.uk and Cadw; "No council data" means the council has not published its conservation area boundaries. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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