Detached
£545,597
18% above the Great Horkesley average
71.8% of sales
What is the average house price in Great Horkesley? £462,733
The average house price in Great Horkesley is £462,733, based on 31 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 14.5% (£78,280) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −14.5%
- Sold in 12 months
- 31
- 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 Great Horkesley?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£352,250
24% below the Great Horkesley average
19.7% of sales
Terraced
£285,000
38% below the Great Horkesley average
5.6% of sales
Flats
£159,500
66% below the Great Horkesley average
2.8% of sales
Are house prices in Great Horkesley going up or down?
House prices in Great Horkesley are falling: down 14.5% (£78,280) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 18.8% (£73,144).
Past 12 months
−14.5%
−£78,280From £541,013 to £462,733
£544,050£462,733
Past 10 years
+18.8%
+£73,144From £389,589 to £462,733
£610,881£349,250
Quick answers for Great Horkesley
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,550,000
Highest average, reached in December 2022
How many homes sold?
31
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
71.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
32.4% of sales
How many people live in Great Horkesley?
2,705
585 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Great Horkesley?
1,022
221 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Great Horkesley?
28 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.6% 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 Great Horkesley?
37 crimes per 1,000 residents
Low · +28.2% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Great Horkesley rank?
20th most expensive area of Colchester.
Compared with 35 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Great Horkesley?
The highest recorded sale prices in Great Horkesley, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
the chantry horkesley hill, essex
£2,459,000
Sold November 2005
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How do house prices in Great Horkesley compare with nearby areas?
Great Horkesley compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Colchester.
Great Horkesley vs Little Horkesley
- Great Horkesley
- £462,733
- Little Horkesley
- £1,955,000+£1,492,267
Open comparison
Great Horkesley vs Boxted
- Great Horkesley
- £462,733
- Boxted
- £500,166+£37,433
Open comparison
Great Horkesley vs West Bergholt
- Great Horkesley
- £462,733
- West Bergholt
- £405,166−£57,567
Open comparison
Great Horkesley vs Mile End
- Great Horkesley
- £462,733
- Mile End
- £327,601−£135,132
Open comparison
Great Horkesley vs Wormingford
- Great Horkesley
- £462,733
- Wormingford
- £612,123+£149,390
Open comparison
Great Horkesley vs Langham
- Great Horkesley
- £462,733
- Langham
- £593,142+£130,409
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 (September 2026). The Great Horkesley dataset covers 131 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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