Detached
£530,000
14% above the Birch average
46.7% of sales
What is the average house price in Birch? £465,450
The average house price in Birch is £465,450, based on 5 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are up 1.4% (£6,200) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +1.4%
- Sold in 12 months
- 5
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Birch?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£412,416
11% below the Birch average
40.0% of sales
Are house prices in Birch going up or down?
House prices in Birch are rising: up 1.4% (£6,200) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 70.2% (£191,951).
Past 12 months
+1.4%
+£6,200From £459,250 to £465,450
£507,222£459,250
Past 10 years
+70.2%
+£191,951From £273,499 to £465,450
£632,000£273,499
Quick answers for Birch
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,550,000
Highest average, reached in October 2022
How many homes sold?
5
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
46.7% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
40.0% of sales
How many people live in Birch?
875
166 people per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Population density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Birch?
331
63 households per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Household density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Birch?
47 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6.6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.3% of the area · 1 public park. 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 Birch?
39 crimes
+62.5% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Birch rank?
18th most expensive area of Colchester.
Compared with 35 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Birch?
The highest recorded sale prices in Birch, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
curates cottage hardys green, essex
£1,550,000
Sold October 2022
View house details
How do house prices in Birch compare with nearby areas?
Birch compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Colchester.
Birch vs Layer Breton
- Birch
- £465,450
- Layer Breton
- £674,629+£209,179
Open comparison
Birch vs Layer Marney
- Birch
- £465,450
- Layer Marney
- £552,000+£86,550
Open comparison
Birch vs Copford
- Birch
- £465,450
- Copford
- £415,900−£49,550
Open comparison
Birch vs Layer-de-la-Haye
- Birch
- £465,450
- Layer-de-la-Haye
- £522,233+£56,783
Open comparison
Birch vs Stanway
- Birch
- £465,450
- Stanway
- £349,497−£115,953
Open comparison
Birch vs Marks Tey
- Birch
- £465,450
- Marks Tey
- £317,148−£148,302
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
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 00:26 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Birch dataset covers 41 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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