Detached
£432,720
24% above the Stanway average
35.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Stanway? £349,497
The average house price in Stanway is £349,497, based on 206 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 3.2% (£10,934) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +3.2%
- Sold in 12 months
- 206
- 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 Stanway?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£336,199
4% below the Stanway average
35.1% of sales
Terraced
£305,420
13% below the Stanway average
18.0% of sales
Flats
£177,109
49% below the Stanway average
11.4% of sales
Are house prices in Stanway going up or down?
House prices in Stanway are rising: up 3.2% (£10,934) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 32.3% (£85,425).
Past 12 months
+3.2%
+£10,934From £338,563 to £349,497
£354,799£338,563
Past 10 years
+32.3%
+£85,425From £264,072 to £349,497
£365,527£264,072
Quick answers for Stanway
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£434,552
Highest average, reached in February 2023
How many homes sold?
206
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
35.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
42.8% of sales
How many people live in Stanway?
12,257
2,772 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 Stanway?
4,989
1,128 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 Stanway?
24 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 61% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.6% of the area · 15 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 Stanway?
86 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +13.6% 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.
How does Stanway rank?
31st most expensive area of Colchester.
Compared with 35 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Stanway?
The highest recorded sale prices in Stanway, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
eldred barn olivers lane, essex
£1,210,000
Sold September 2023
View house details
How do house prices in Stanway compare with nearby areas?
Stanway compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Colchester.
Stanway vs Eight Ash Green
- Stanway
- £349,497
- Eight Ash Green
- £404,956+£55,459
Open comparison
Stanway vs Copford
- Stanway
- £349,497
- Copford
- £415,900+£66,403
Open comparison
Stanway vs Birch
- Stanway
- £349,497
- Birch
- £465,450+£115,953
Open comparison
Stanway vs Aldham
- Stanway
- £349,497
- Aldham
- £465,250+£115,753
Open comparison
Stanway vs Marks Tey
- Stanway
- £349,497
- Marks Tey
- £317,148−£32,349
Open comparison
Stanway vs West Bergholt
- Stanway
- £349,497
- West Bergholt
- £405,166+£55,669
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 Stanway dataset covers 540 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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