Detached
£600,000
9% above the Layer Marney average
81.8% of sales
What is the average house price in Layer Marney? £552,000
The average house price in Layer Marney is £552,000, based on 5 homes sold in the 12 months to July 2026. Prices are up 9.9% (£49,800) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +9.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 5
- Data up to
- July 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Layer Marney?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£480,000
13% below the Layer Marney average
18.2% of sales
Are house prices in Layer Marney going up or down?
House prices in Layer Marney are rising: up 9.9% (£49,800) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are down 4.8% (£28,000).
Past 12 months
+9.9%
+£49,800From £502,200 to £552,000
£577,500£491,666
Past 10 years
−4.8%
−£28,000From £580,000 to £552,000
£816,700£351,500
Quick answers for Layer Marney
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,216,000
Highest average, reached in March 2021
How many homes sold?
5
Recorded so far for the 12 months to July 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
81.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
72.7% of sales
How many people live in Layer Marney?
210
60 people per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Population density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Layer Marney?
80
23 households per square mile · Very Low (Census 2021)
Household density is Very Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Layer Marney?
22 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.1% of the area · 0 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 Layer Marney?
19 crimes
+111.1% 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 Layer Marney rank?
8th most expensive area of Colchester.
Compared with 35 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Layer Marney?
The highest recorded sale prices in Layer Marney, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
layer marney house roundbush road, essex
£1,690,000
Sold September 2020
View house details
How do house prices in Layer Marney compare with nearby areas?
Layer Marney compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Colchester.
Layer Marney vs Layer Breton
- Layer Marney
- £552,000
- Layer Breton
- £674,629+£122,629
Open comparison
Layer Marney vs Birch
- Layer Marney
- £552,000
- Birch
- £465,450−£86,550
Open comparison
Layer Marney vs Tiptree
- Layer Marney
- £552,000
- Tiptree
- £369,855−£182,145
Open comparison
Layer Marney vs Virley
- Layer Marney
- £552,000
- Virley
- £391,250−£160,750
Open comparison
Layer Marney vs Messing-cum-Inworth
- Layer Marney
- £552,000
- Messing-cum-Inworth
- £507,750−£44,250
Open comparison
Layer Marney vs Salcott
- Layer Marney
- £552,000
- Salcott
- £510,000−£42,000
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 (July 2026). The Layer Marney dataset covers 23 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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