Detached
£480,394
43% above the Colchester average
30.6% of sales
What is the average house price in Colchester? £334,921
The average house price in Colchester is £334,921, based on 2,510 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 3.4% (£11,814) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −3.4%
- Sold in 12 months
- 2,510
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Colchester?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£332,537
1% below the Colchester average
28.6% of sales
Terraced
£277,018
17% below the Colchester average
23.4% of sales
Flats
£171,555
49% below the Colchester average
17.3% of sales
Are house prices in Colchester going up or down?
House prices in Colchester are falling: down 3.4% (£11,814) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 33.7% (£84,353).
Past 12 months
−3.4%
−£11,814From £346,735 to £334,921
£349,333£334,809
Past 10 years
+33.7%
+£84,353From £250,568 to £334,921
£354,886£250,568
Quick answers for Colchester
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£384,173
Highest average, reached in August 2025
How many homes sold?
2,510
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
30.6% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
30.7% of sales
How many people live in Colchester?
192,701
1,438 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Colchester?
79,739
595 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Colchester?
42 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.3% of the area · 87 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Colchester?
88 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +5.1% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Little Horkesley
£1,955,000
Least expensive
Marks Tey
£317,148
How does Colchester rank?
44th most expensive area of Essex.
Compared with 45 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Colchester?
The highest recorded sale prices in Colchester, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Colchester compare with nearby areas?
Colchester compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Essex.
Colchester vs Tolleshunt Knights
- Colchester
- £334,921
- Tolleshunt Knights
- £646,500+£311,579
Open comparison
Colchester vs Tollesbury
- Colchester
- £334,921
- Tollesbury
- £361,021+£26,100
Open comparison
Colchester vs Tolleshunt D'Arcy
- Colchester
- £334,921
- Tolleshunt D'Arcy
- £443,714+£108,793
Open comparison
Colchester vs Great Braxted
- Colchester
- £334,921
- Great Braxted
- £977,000+£642,079
Open comparison
Colchester vs Tolleshunt Major
- Colchester
- £334,921
- Tolleshunt Major
- £567,386+£232,465
Open comparison
Colchester vs Little Totham
- Colchester
- £334,921
- Little Totham
- £606,642+£271,721
Open comparison
Which areas of Colchester are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 35 areas of Colchester, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,955,000
Change over one year: +505.0%
- 2
£968,333
Change over one year: +21.8%
- 3
£674,629
Change over one year: +38.8%
- 4
£646,846
Change over one year: +11.4%
- 5
£638,500
Change over one year: +22.8%
- 6
£612,123
Change over one year: −18.5%
- 7
£593,142
Change over one year: −1.1%
- 8
£552,000
Change over one year: +9.9%
- 9
£546,428
Change over one year: −4.5%
- 10
£541,250
Change over one year: −20.4%
- 11
£533,235
Change over one year: +0.1%
- 12
£522,233
Change over one year: −4.0%
- 13
£511,000
Change over one year: −30.6%
- 14
£510,000
Change over one year: +112.5%
- 15
£507,750
Change over one year: −0.4%
- 16
£500,166
Change over one year: −18.9%
- 17
£498,055
Change over one year: −4.8%
- 18
£465,450
Change over one year: +1.4%
- 19
£465,250
Change over one year: +38.9%
- 20
£462,733
Change over one year: −14.5%
- 21
£452,269
Change over one year: −27.6%
- 22
£444,384
Change over one year: −1.2%
- 23
£441,875
Change over one year: −29.7%
- 24
£433,213
Change over one year: −3.6%
- 25
£415,900
Change over one year: −14.4%
- 26
£405,166
Change over one year: −9.5%
- 27
£404,956
Change over one year: −15.9%
- 28
£391,250
Change over one year: +1.2%
- 29
£370,000
Change over one year: −31.4%
- 30
£369,855
Change over one year: −4.0%
- 31
£349,497
Change over one year: +3.2%
- 32
£348,687
Change over one year: −1.7%
- 33
£327,601
Change over one year: −2.0%
- 34
£318,943
Change over one year: +5.3%
- 35
£317,148
Change over one year: −13.0%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:21 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Colchester dataset covers 7,509 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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